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Cowley is a hamlet in the parish of Upton Pyne in Devon, England.

Cowley church was built as a chapel of ease to Brampford Speke by Rhode Hawkins in 1867-8.^[1]

It is chiefly notable for a fine three-arched bridge of classical design, built over the River Creedy in 1813-14 by James Green,^[1] pupil of John Rennie and surveyor to the county of Devon. Although so recent in date, the bridge has been scheduled as an ancient monument. Cowley Bridge Junction is a railway junction on the former Bristol and Exeter Railway, that allows access to the former North Devon Railway towards Barnstaple.

References

^ ^a ^b Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner (1989). The Buildings of England — Devon. Harmondsworth: Penguin. p. 293. ISBN 0-14-071050-7.

50°45′03″N 3°33′09″W / 50.75083°N 3.55250°W / 50.75083; -3.55250

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[pev-1] Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner (1989). The Buildings of England — Devon. Harmondsworth: Penguin. p. 293. ISBN 0-14-071050-7.

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+[[File:Cowley Bridge Junction class 220.jpg|thumb|right|300px|CrossCoutry class 220 passes Cowley Bridge Junction with a train towards [[Plymouth]]. To the left is the former [[North Devon Railway]] towards [[Barnstaple railway station|Barnstaple]]; to the right is the Cowley Bridge Inn]]
-'''Cowley''' is a hamlet in the [[civil parish|parish]] of [[Upton Pyne]] in [[Devon]], England. It is chiefly notable for a fine three-arched bridge of classical design, built over the [[River Creedy]] in 1813-14 by [[James Green (engineer)|James Green]],<ref name="pev">{{cite book |title=The Buildings of England — Devon |author=Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner |publisher=Penguin |location=Harmondsworth |pages=293 |year=1989 |isbn=0-14-071050-7}}</ref> pupil of [[John Rennie the Elder|John Rennie]] and surveyor to the county of Devon. Although so recent in date, the bridge has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
+'''Cowley''' is a hamlet in the [[civil parish|parish]] of [[Upton Pyne]] in [[Devon]], England.
 Cowley church was built as a chapel of ease to [[Brampford Speke]] by Rhode Hawkins in 1867-8.<ref name="pev"/>
+It is chiefly notable for a fine three-arched bridge of classical design, built over the [[River Creedy]] in 1813-14 by [[James Green (engineer)|James Green]],<ref name="pev">{{cite book |title=The Buildings of England — Devon |author=Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner |publisher=Penguin |location=Harmondsworth |pages=293 |year=1989 |isbn=0-14-071050-7}}</ref> pupil of [[John Rennie the Elder|John Rennie]] and surveyor to the county of Devon. Although so recent in date, the bridge has been scheduled as an ancient monument. Cowley Bridge Junction is a railway junction on the former [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]], that allows access to the former [[North Devon Railway]] towards [[Barnstaple railway station|Barnstaple]].
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