Cowan Bridge

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Cowan Bridge is a small village in Lancashire, England, best known as the site of the former Clergy Daughters' School attended by the Brontë sisters.

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Label Occurrences
Cowan Bridge canonical 2
Cowan Bridge, Lancashire 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
associatedWith Brontë family
linked to: Brontë

Charlotte Brontë
Elizabeth Brontë
Emily Brontë
Maria Brontë
bestKnownFor site of the former Clergy Daughters' School
ceremonialCounty Lancashire
country England
hasCategory Brontë family
linked to: Brontë

Villages in Lancashire
hasHistoricalSite Clergy Daughters' School
hasNearbyFeature Lune Valley
Yorkshire Dales National Park (nearby)
linked to: Yorkshire Dales
hasTransport bus services on the A65
historicallyIn West Riding of Yorkshire
inspired Lowood School in Charlotte Brontë's novel "Jane Eyre"
linked to: Lowood School
locatedIn Lancashire
North West England
locatedNear Kirkby Lonsdale
Leck
River Leck
locatedOn A65 road NERFINISHED
notableEvent attendance of the Brontë sisters at the Clergy Daughters' School
OSGridReference SD 628 782
partOf City of Lancaster district
linked to: Lancaster district
postalTown Carnforth
linked to: CARNFORTH
region North West England

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Referenced by (3)

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William Carus Wilson placeOfActivity Cowan Bridge, Lancashire
linked to: Cowan Bridge
William Carus Wilson associatedWith Cowan Bridge