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Bowsden, 1848
BOWESDEN, a hamlet, in the parish of Lowick, union of Glendale, E. division of Glendale ward, N. division of Northumberland, 9¼ miles (N.) from Wooler. The ancient family of Carr sold their paternal estate here to the late Sir Francis Blake, Bart. The village is long and scattered. A sepulchral urn was turned up by the plough, several years since, at Bowesden-Hollins; and in the year 1800, some workmen, in levelling a barrow in the neighbourhood, discovered two inverted urns, containing calcined human bones.
Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.
See also: Bowsden Township in Lowick Parish, in Whellan, 1855.
Lowick Civil Parish (including Bowsden) was formed in 1866, following the Poor Law Amendment Act.
In 1955, Bowsden Civil Parish was created from the northern part of Lowick Civil Parish.
