Bowes

Also known as Bowes, County Durham

Bowes is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, it is situated close to Barnard Castle. It is built around the medieval Bowes Castle. In 2021 the parish had a population of 442.

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Place details

Locality: Bowes
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Bowes Castle.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Bowes Castle
UK place.official_name: Bowes
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.civil_parish: Bowes
UK place.unitary_england: County Durham
UK place.region: North East England
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Durham
UK place.constituency_westminster: Bishop Auckland
UK place.post_town: BARNARD CASTLE
UK place.postcode_district: DL12
UK place.postcode_area: DL
UK place.dial_code: 01833
UK place.os_grid_reference: NY995135

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Wikidata facts

Population: 471
Image: Bowes Castle.jpg
Dialing code: 01833

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Commons category: Bowes
OS grid reference: NY995135

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Geography and administration
Education
Transport
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Notable people
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==Geography and administration== Bowes lies within the historic county boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was incorporated into the non-metropolitan county of Durham for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.