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 through time
Far Cotton is now part of Northampton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Northampton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Far Cotton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Far Cotton, in Northampton and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1310
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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