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Cowley
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- 1 A placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Holmesfield parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK338770). countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Upton Pyne parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9095). countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename:; A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9614). countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename:; A place in England:; A suburb in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ055825). countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename:; A place in England:; A suburb and industrial area in City of Oxford district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5504). countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A village in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, No. 9, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; A rural locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 10 A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Various origins: * The village in Gloucestershire is from Old English cū (“cow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to cow + -ley (“lea”). * The hamlet in Derbyshire is from Old English col (“coal”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to coal + -ley (“lea”). * The other places in England are from the Old English personal name Cufa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
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