Cowley, London

Cowley
The Water's Edge restaurant, Cowley Peachey
Cowley
Cowley is located in Greater London
Cowley
Cowley
Location within Greater London
Population8,776 [1]
OS grid referenceTQ055825
• Charing Cross15.4 mi (24.8 km) E
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townUXBRIDGE
Postcode districtUB8
Dialling code01895
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51°31′41″N 0°28′52″W / 51.528°N 0.481°W / 51.528; -0.481

Cowley /ˈkli/ is a village contiguous with the town of Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. A largely suburban village with 16 listed buildings, Cowley is 15.4 miles (24.8 km) west of Charing Cross, bordered to the west by Uxbridge Moor in the Green Belt and the River Colne, forming the border with Buckinghamshire. Cowley was an ancient parish in the historic county of Middlesex.

  1. ^ 2001 Census — MLSOA Hillingdon 22 Archived 11 February 2003 at the Wayback Machine which excludes a small portion of the ecclesiastical parish only