Cotton End is a small village and civil parish on the outskirts of Bedford. It became its own parish as of 1 April 2019, having previously been part of the parish of Eastcotts.[1][2] Ordnance Survey maps from the 1880s show its name as 'Cardington Cotton End'.[3]
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Population | 838 |
OS grid reference | TL084404 |
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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 |
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There is a primary school, a Baptist 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.[4] It lies further down the A600 road from Shortstown.
A new woodland created by the Forest of Marston Vale in 2005 called Shocott Spring.
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