Cowdray

Cowdray

Cowdray may refer to:

  • Cowdray House, the ruins of one of England's great houses, outside the West Sussex town of Midhurst
  • Cowdray Park, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Cowdray Park, West Sussex, a country house at the centre of the 16,500-acre (67 km²) Cowdray Estate
  • Viscount Cowdray, of Cowdray in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
  • Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray GCVO (1856–1927), an engineer, oil industrialist, and owner of the Pearson conglomerate
  • Weetman Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray, DL (1882–1933), a British peer and Liberal Party politician

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  • Cowdray — This unusual and interesting name recorded as Cowdray, Cowderay, Cowdrey, Cowdry, Cowdery, Caudray, Coudray , Cawdery, and others, is of Norman French origin, and was introduced into England after the Conquest of 1066. It is a locational name… …   Surnames reference

  • Cowdray House — Cowdray Ruins Cowdray House consists of the ruins of one of England s great Tudor houses, architecturally comparable to many of the great palaces and country houses of that time. It is situated just east of Midhurst, West Sussex standing on the… …   Wikipedia

  • Cowdray Park — refers to Cowdray Park, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa Cowdray Park, West Sussex, a country house and polo park in England This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • Cowdray Park, Gauteng — Cowdray Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. v · …   Wikipedia

  • Cowdray Park, West Sussex — A picture of Cowdray Park published in 1880. Cowdray Park is a country house at the centre of the 16,500 acre (67 km2) Cowdray Estate in Midhurst, West Sussex. The park lies in the South Downs National Park. The estate belongs to Viscount… …   Wikipedia

  • Cowdray, Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount — ▪ British engineer and politician also called  (1910–17) Baron Cowdray Of Midhurst   born July 15, 1856, Shelley Woodhouse, Yorkshire, Eng. died May 1, 1927, Dunecht House, Aberdeen, Scot.       British engineer and a developer of the Mexican… …   Universalium

  • Viscount Cowdray — Viscount Cowdray, of Cowdray in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the industrialist Weetman Dickinson Pearson, head of the Pearson conglomerate. He had already been created a Baronet …   Wikipedia

  • Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray — Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray GCVO (July 15, 1856 ndash; May 1, 1927) was an engineer, oil industrialist, and owner of the Pearson conglomerate. He was born 15 July 1856 at Shelley, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, the son of George… …   Wikipedia

  • Midhurst — Coordinates: 50°59′06″N 0°44′24″W / 50.985°N 0.740°W / 50.985; 0.740 …   Wikipedia

  • Dunnottar Castle — For the ship, see RMS Dunottar Castle. Dunnottar Castle Dùn Fhoithear Near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland …   Wikipedia

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