Blencow
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Blencow or Blencowe is a small village near Penrith, Cumbria, England. It is divided by the River Petteril into Great Blencow to the south and Little Blencow to the north. Great Blencow is in the civil parish of Dacre while Little Blencow is within Greystoke parish.
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- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Dacre
- Image
- Blencow Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1458342.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01768
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- Commons category
- Blencow
- postal code
- CA11
- OS grid reference
- NY451305
- historic county
- Cumberland
- P8168
- Ristella guentheri
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Blencow or Blencowe is a small village near Penrith, Cumbria, England. It is divided by the River Petteril into Great Blencow to the south and Little Blencow to the north. Great Blencow is in the civil parish of Dacre while Little Blencow is within Greystoke parish.
== History == The village shares its name with the Blencowe family. The "cow" part of the name is compared with the "gow" in Glasgow.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blencow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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