Shoe Zone: Shoe Shop at COWLEY BB

Situated in Templers Shopping Centre along with retailers such as New Look, B&M, WH Smith and Claire’s Accessories.
Cowley has been inhabited since Roman times and a Roman road runs north-south along the eastern edge.
In 1139 Temple Cowley was founded for the Knights Templar and the house became part of the Oxford Military College in the 19th century.
In 1864 the Wycombe Railway was built through Cowley but as the village was so small, at the time, was not provided with a station.
Cowley St James C of E School, situated adjacent to the church, was established in 1834 and amongst its famous pupils are William Morris who founded Morris Motors and Dame Maggie Smith.
Cowley has a strong sporting tradition, Oxford Stadium was built in 1938 to host greyhound racing and from 1939 motorcycle speedway also appeared there.