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Cowes Parish
Cowes (occasionally West Cowes), is centred on a small port and yachting global centre built on the west bank of the Medina estuary facing the smaller town of East Cowes. The two towns are linked by a chain ferry. There is one separate external settlement, Placeside to the southwest.
The name Westcowe was attested in 1413 as the name of one of two sandbanks, on each side of the River Medina estuary, so called after a likeness to cows. The name was subsequently transferred to fortifications built during the reign of Henry VIII on the east and west banks of the river to dispel a French invasion, referred to as cowforts or cowes. They subsequently gave their names to both Cowes and East Cowes, replacing the earlier name of Shamblord.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowes
Cowes (occasionally West Cowes), is centred on a small port and yachting global centre built on the west bank of the Medina estuary facing the smaller town of East Cowes. The two towns are linked by a chain ferry. There is one separate external settlement, Placeside to the southwest.
The name Westcowe was attested in 1413 as the name of one of two sandbanks, on each side of the River Medina estuary, so called after a likeness to cows. The name was subsequently transferred to fortifications built during the reign of Henry VIII on the east and west banks of the river to dispel a French invasion, referred to as cowforts or cowes. They subsequently gave their names to both Cowes and East...
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