Sowerby-under-Cotcliffe

Sowerby-under-Cotcliffe is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Winton, Stank and Hallikeld. It is east of Northallerton, south of Kirby Sigston, and west of the A19 road. The Cod Beck river flows to the east of the parish forming a border with KIrby Sigston and Landmoth-cum-Catto civil parishes.
In 2011, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 40, which had dropped to 30 by a 2015 estimate.
The area was recorded in the Domesday Book as belonging to King William and having 75 ploughlands with of meadows. The name is a combination of the Old Norse Saurbi meaning swampy farmstead, and koteclyf, meaning Bank by the cottage.
At the turn of the 19th century, a Roman Road was uncovered when building work was being undertaken to build a new road. The route went from Barmby to Stamford Bridge, Thirsk and then onto Durham.

Governance

Historically the area was within the wapentake of Allertonshire, and during the 13th century, the land was owned by the Bishop of Durham. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. It is represented at Parliament by the Richmond and Northallerton constituency.