Cowley, London

Cowley
OS grid reference	TQ055825
London borough	Hillingdon
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	UXBRIDGE
Postcode district	UB8
Dialling code	01895
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Uxbridge
London Assembly	Ealing and Hillingdon
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°31′53″N 0°28′41″W / 51.5314, -0.4781

Cowley is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is a suburban development situated 15.4 miles (24.8 km) west of Charing Cross.

Transport and locale

Nearest places

• West Drayton
• Uxbridge
• Yiewsley
• Hayes
• Ickenham
• Sipson

Close to Brunel University.

Nearest railway stations

• West Drayton railway station
• Langley railway station

Nearest tube station

• Uxbridge tube station

From 1836 to 10 September 1962 there was a railway line between West Drayton and Uxbridge, with an intermediate station at Cowley (opened 1 October 1904). There is still a 'Station Road,' which bridges where the tracks once were.

External links

In the west of Cowley is a lake called "Little Britain" (Link to Ordnance survey website)

•  • e London Borough of Hillingdon
Districts	Cowley · Eastcote · Harefield · Harlington · Harmondsworth · Hayes · Heathrow · Hillingdon · Ickenham · Longford · Northwood · Northwood Hills · Ruislip · Ruislip Gardens · Ruislip Manor · Sipson · South Ruislip · Uxbridge · West Drayton · Yeading · Yiewsley
Attractions	Beck Theatre · Heathrow Airport
Constituencies	Ruislip-Northwood · Hayes and Harlington · Uxbridge
Parks and open spaces in Hillingdon