Coton, Northamptonshire

Human settlement in England

Ravensthorpe

Unitary authority

West Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

Region

East Midlands

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52°20′15″N 1°00′39″W / 52.3374°N 1.0107°W / 52.3374; -1.0107

Coton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ravensthorpe, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England.^[1]^[2] It is located between Guilsborough and Ravensthorpe. Coton Manor is a popular visitor attraction for its gardens and bluebell woods. In 1931 the parish had a population of 83.^[3]

History

The hamlet's name means 'At the cottages'.^[4] In 1866 Coton became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Ravensthorpe.^[5]

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 141 Kettering & Corby (Market Harborough & Stamford) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229866.
^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ "Population statistics Coton Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.
^ "Relationships and changes Coton Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 March 2023.