Cowley, Oxfordshire European headquarters of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and the headquarters of international aid charity Oxfam GB. Cowley has a strong sporting tradition. In 1938 Oxford Stadium was built to host the sport of greyhound racing. In 1939 motorcycle speedway moved to Oxford Stadium. After a few years Oxford's speedway team were named Oxford Cheetahs, a name they still bear today. In 2001, Oxford United FC moved from its former ground in Headington to the new Kassam Stadium at Minchery Farm, which is just outside Cowley. Until 2009 on Watlington Road, opposite the Mini factory, stood Johnson's Café, which fed thousands of Morris
The Thomas Cowley High School school. In September 2006 the comprehensive school was designated as specialist Technology College, and in September 2012 it converted to Academy status. Donington Free School (est. 1718): Donington Grammar School: The Thomas Cowley (secondary) School (est. 1949): The Thomas Cowley High School The Thomas Cowley High School is a mixed secondary school with Academy status, in Donington, Lincolnshire, England. Landowner Thomas Cowley by deed in 1701, and by will in 1711 and 1718, bequeathed his estate to endow an almshouse, and a charity school to teach twenty poor children to read English and write. A pupil of the Cowley's charity