COWTHORP, a parish in the upper division of the
wapentake of CLARO, West riding of the county of
YORK, 3 miles (N.E. by N.) from Wetherby, containing
120 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in
the archdeaconry and diocese of York, rated in the
king's books at £4. 15. 10., and in the patronage of
T. Starkie, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Michael.