Cotton, Cheshire

Cotton is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Holmes Chapel, in the Cheshire East district, in Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dane.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 33.[2]

Cotton
A54 leaving Holmes Chapel
Cotton
Location within Cheshire
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

Cotton was formerly a township in the parish of Sandbach,[3] in 1866 Cotton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Cranage.[4] In 1982 the area became part of Holmes Chapel.[5] From 1974 to 2009 it was in Congleton district.

See also

References
  1. Samuel Bagshaw (1850), "Cotton", History, Gazetteer, and Directory of the County Palatine of Chester, Sheffield, p. 503
  2. "Population statistics Cotton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. "History of Cotton, in Congleton and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. "Relationships and changes Cotton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. "Cotton". GENUKI. Retrieved 27 May 2024.


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