Colton
Colton is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 765, decreasing at the 2011 census to 672.Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church, Colton and Stott Park Bobbin Mill.
Holy Trinity Church, Colton
Church
Holy Trinity Church is located to the east of the village of Colton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill
Museum
Stott Park Bobbin Mill is a 19th-century bobbin mill and now a working museum located near Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England. Built in 1835, the mill was one of over 65 buildings in the Lake District which provided wooden bobbins to the weaving and spinning industry, primarily in Lancashire and Yorkshire. Stott Park Bobbin Mill is situated 2½ miles east of Colton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haverthwaite and Satterthwaite.
Haverthwaite
Village
Haverthwaite is a small village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is also within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. Haverthwaite is situated 3 miles south of Colton.
Satterthwaite
Village
Bouth
Village
Bouth is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically, it was part of the county of Lancashire. It is within the Lake District National Park.
Colton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2871° or 54° 17′ 13″ north
Longitude
-3.024° or 3° 1′ 26″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9C6R7XPG+R9
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