Cotton

Cotton is a village and civil parish in , England. It is about 5 miles north-east of . Cotton Hall, originally built in the 17th century, was the home of from 1863 until its closure in 1987.
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  • Type: Village with 310 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
  • Also known as: “Cotton, Staffordshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alton Towers and Cotton College.

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, the largest theme park in the , is in , . It is generally considered by rollercoaster enthusiasts to hold its own with any such park in the world.

Ruins
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was a Roman Catholic boarding school in Cotton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. It was also known as Saint Wilfrid's College. The school buildings were centred on Cotton Hall, a country house used by religious communities from the 1840s until the school moved there in 1873.

Roller coaster
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is a steel roller coaster located at in , England. The Infinity Coaster model from Gerstlauer set a world record for most inversions on a roller coaster when it opened in 2013, featuring 14 inversions that include dive loops, sidewinders, corkscrews, and other inverting elements. is situated 2 miles south of Cotton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whiston and Alton.

Village
is a village in the district of , England. Population details as taken at the 2011 census can be found under . It is located within the Churnet Valley on the A52 road east of the village of . is situated 2 miles west of Cotton.

Village
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is a village in , England. It is noted for the theme park , the UK's biggest and most famous theme park built around the site of Mansion, which was owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, and designed by Augustus Pugin. is situated 2½ miles south of Cotton.

Village
is a village situated approximately ten miles to the east of and two miles north of in , England. Population details as taken at the 2011 Census can be found under . is situated 2½ miles west of Cotton.

Cotton

Latitude
53.01257° or 53° 0′ 45″ north
Longitude
-1.90233° or 1° 54′ 8″ west
Population
310
Elevation
787 feet (240 metres)
Open location code
9C5W237X+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29869677
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12262826
Wiki­data ID
Q5790239
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Cotton” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cotton (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Staffordshire)”
  • Cebuano: “Cotton”
  • French: “Cotton”
  • Irish: “Cotton”
  • Ladin: “Cotton”
  • Polish: “Cotton”
  • Spanish: “Cotton (Staffordshire)”
  • Spanish: “Cotton”
  • Swedish: “Cotton, Staffordshire”
  • Turkish: “Cotton, Staffordshire”
  • Urdu: “کاٹن، سٹیفورڈشائر”
  • “Cotton”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Wilfrid’s Catholic Church and St John.

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