Cowling is a small village in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the parish of Burrill with Cowling and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Bedale.[1] The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Thornton, but later it was named Colling (a personal name) and then later becoming Cowling.[2][3] Population statistics are listed within the civil parish of Burrill with Cowling.[4]