Coton in the Elms

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Coton in the Elms
Coton in the Elms (United Kingdom)
Coton in the Elms (52 ° 43 ′ 37.57 ″ N, 1 ° 37 ′ 33.89 ″ W)
Coton in the Elms
Coordinates 52 ° 44 ′  N , 1 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 52 ° 44 ′  N , 1 ° 38 ′  W
Basic data
Country United Kingdom

Part of the country

England
county Derbyshire
ISO 3166-2 GB-DBY
District South Derbyshire
Residents 896 (2011)
St Mary Church in Coton in the Elms
St Mary Church in Coton in the Elms

Coton in the Elms is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire . At 70 miles (113 km) from the coast, it is the furthest location in the United Kingdom from the coastline. According to the 2011 census, 896 people lived in the Parish. Coton in the Elms is about nine kilometers south of Burton upon Trent and about twelve kilometers north of Tamworth .

Church Flatts Farm is a good one kilometer southeast of the village , which the Ordnance Survey found to be the furthest point in Great Britain from the sea .

history

The former Shoulder of Mutton pub (before renovation)

Coton was mentioned over a thousand years ago when 942 lands were given to Wulfrige the Blacks. It is located on the so-called Walton Way, a salt trade route that starts in nearby Walton-on-Trent .

Coton in the Elms is also mentioned in the Domesday Book in the section "The Lands of the Abbey of Burton " where it is called Cotes .

The transfer of the lands to Wulfrige the Black created a large estate that included several villages in the area. Coton appears to have been the center of this property and a crossroads as there is an old road that runs from Tamworth through Coton and north towards Burton upon Trent . When the Domesday Book was written, part of the land near Coton belonged to Burton Abbey, which King William I had previously occupied because of the rebellion led by Morcar .

A small village green forms the center of the diamond- shaped streets . The original route of Walton Way was probably on the southwest corner of the streets, as this is where the street leads past the church and Church Farm . North-east of the village, the coal mine had an important economic importance, which is reminiscent of the street name Coalpit Lane .

Today's Church of England St. Mary's Church was built by Henry Isaac Stevens from 1844 to 1847 . It has a narrow tower on the west side with a recessed point. It is said that when the old church became dilapidated, the bells were moved to neighboring Lullington. If the wind blows from the right direction, the people of Coton should still be able to hear their old bells today.

When the old Methodist chapel on Chapel Street became too small, a new chapel was built in 1944 on (now) Burton Road. The older building was also used as a community hall (Coton Parish Hall) and was also known as the band room because it was used by a music group for many years . This was headed by a Mr. Coates, who was also the local postman. The new chapel was used for church purposes until 2002 and is now a private home, still called the Chapel House .

In the past, agriculture and mining were the main sources of income for the residents, but the mines are all closed today. Many of today's residents commute to the larger towns in the area such as Burton upon Trent , Swadlincote and Tamworth .

There are two pubs in Coton in the Elms. The Black Horse was renovated in 2009. The history of the Queen's Head Inn dates back to the 17th century, and part of the premises used to have a shop. Another pub, the Shoulder of Mutton, was closed in 2010 and then converted into a residential building.

Distance to the sea

Greatest distance at low tide

To the southeast of the village is Church Flatts Farm, calculated by the Ordnance Survey to be the furthest point in Britain from the sea at low tide. The exact position is 52 ° 43.6 'N, 1 ° 37.2' W ( ⊙ ).

This position in Coton was chosen because it is equidistant from several points on the coast. These are Fosdyke Wash in Lincolnshire; White Sands between Neston in Cheshire and Flint in Wales and Westbury-on-Severn in Gloucestershire all 70 miles (113 km) from Coton.

Closest distance at high tide

The closest point the tidal range reaches is 72 km (45 miles) from Coton. It is located on the River Trent north of Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire at Cromwell Lock .

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Civil Parish population 2011 . In: Neighborhood Statistics . Office for National Statistics. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b c BBC report center of England
  3. ↑ a b Ordnance Survey - MapZone
  4. ^ Derbyshire UK
  5. ↑ Salt Ways
  6. ^ Methodist Church, Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire, Church History. Accessed July 12, 2021 .

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