Cotton End
| Cotton End | |
|---|---|
 The Bell public house |
|
 Cotton End
|
|
| Cotton End shown within Bedfordshire | |
| Population | 838 |
| OS grid reference | TL084404 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BEDFORD |
| Postcode district | MK45 |
| Dialling code | 01234 |
| Police | Bedfordshire |
| Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Cotton End is a small village located near the centre of the Eastcotts parish (where the 2011 Census population was included) on the outskirts of Bedford.
Officially, Cotton End is one of the villages of Eastcotts, and is the centre-most settlement within the civil parish. Ordnance Survey maps from the 1880s show its name as 'Cardington Cotton End'.
There is a primary school, a Bapist Church, a village hall and a pub.
The Baptist chapel was founded here in 1777. In 1912, Cotton End was described as a scattered hamlet with a school and a farm. It lies further down the A600 road from Shortstown.
A new woodland created by the Forest of Marston Vale in 2005 called Shocott Spring.
...
Wikipedia