Cottingley

Cottingley is a suburban village within the City of Bradford district in , England between and . It is known for the Cottingley Fairies, which appeared in a series of photographs taken there during the early 20th century.
Wikipedia
Photo: Margaret Krupa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Cottingley, Bradford”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dixons Cottingley Academy and St Michael and All Angels.

School
is a mixed secondary school located in Cottingley, , England. Originally opened as Nab Wood Grammar School, later Nab Wood School, it was later a foundation school administered by Bradford City Council and the Nab Wood Community Trust.

Church
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

School
Belle Vue Girls' Academy is a girls' secondary school and sixth form located in , , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandy Lane and Saltaire.

Village
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish to the north of , , England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 2,646. It is situated between , and Nab Wood.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.0.
is a Victorian model village near , , England, situated between the , the railway, and the . and the houses were built by Titus Salt between 1851 and 1871 to allow his workers to live in better conditions than the slums of Bradford.

Suburb
is a village within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, , England. It is situated at the edge of the moors, above the town of which is the post town.

Cottingley

Latitude
53.82957° or 53° 49′ 47″ north
Longitude
-1.82268° or 1° 49′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C5WR5HG+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29071052
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q2472862
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Satellite Map

Discover Cottingley from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Turkish—“Cottingley” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Cottingley”
  • Dutch: “Cottingley”
  • French: “Cottingley”
  • Irish: “Cottingley”
  • Japanese: “コティングリー (ブレッドフォード)”
  • Polish: “Cottingley”
  • Russian: “Коттингли”
  • Spanish: “Cottingley”
  • Turkish: “Cottingley, Bradford”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cottingley Town Hall and SS Mary & Monica Church.

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