Cowley | |
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The Water's Edge restaurant, Cowley Peachey | |
Cowley | |
Location within Greater London | |
Population | 8,776 [1] |
OS grid reference | TQ055825 |
• Charing Cross | 15.4 mi (24.8 km) E |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | UXBRIDGE |
Postcode district | UB8 |
Dialling code | 01895 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Cowley /ˈkaʊli/ 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.