Cowpen Bewley | |
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Village | |
![]() The village green | |
Location within County Durham | |
OS grid reference | NZ482246 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BILLINGHAM |
Postcode district | TS23 |
Police | Cleveland |
Fire | Cleveland |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Cowpen Bewley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Billingham, in the Stockton-on-Tees district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 706. [1]
Cowpen-Bewley was formerly a township in the parish of Billingham, [2] from 1866 Cowpen Bewley was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Billingham and Newton Bewley. [3]
The only non-residential building in the village is a public house.[ citation needed ] It has a woodland park, the nearest school is St Michael's Academy and a light industry estate is to the south west.