George Cowling stationed as a meteorological assistant with No. 4 Bomber Group RAF in Yorkshire, and worked as a forecaster for the RAF, working in Britain, Normandy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany until 1953. In 1954 he was transferred to the London Weather Centre. On 11 January 1954, at the age of 33, George Cowling gave the first televised weather forecast, from the BBC's Lime Grove Studios, at 7.55pm. The forecast was live and 'in vision', with Cowling standing in front of the weather map, using a pencil and rubber to show the weather for the next day. He informed the viewing
Burrill with Cowling manufacturing being the second largest employer with 8 people employed while the two smallest industrial sectors are 'Financial and Insurance Activities' and 'Information and Communication' both with 1.6% of the total number of employed. As of 2011 there were 84 people of working age with 60 of these being economically active, 2 being students and a further 14 being retired. Burrill with Cowling is home to a handful of listed buildings; Ivy Cottage (Grade II listed on 22 August 1966), Manor House (Grade II listed on 5 May 1952) and most notably Cowling Hall. Cowling Hall is a Grade I