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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Far Cotton like this:
COTTON-END, or Far-Cotton, a hamlet in Hardingstone parish, Northamptonshire; 2 miles S of Northampton. Pop., 279. A lepers' hospital was founded here by the Conqueror. Cotton-End House is the seat of the Chuttleworths.
Far Cotton is now part of WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Far Cotton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Far Cotton, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1310
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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