Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: West Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Far Cotton, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Far Cotton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Far Cotton |
| Traditional County | Northamptonshire |
| Unitary Authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.224916 |
| Longitude | -0.906142 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Far Cotton, a residential district, breathes the quiet air of Northamptonshire's southern edge. It lies 1.6 km south-south-west of Northampton (from Northampton: bearing 208°T, OS grid SP 748 590). Though now largely a suburban landscape, its origins are rooted in the agricultural lands that once defined this part of the East Midlands, where the gentle slopes of the terrain have always encouraged a connection to the earth. A subtle evidence of its past lingers in the occasional older dwelling, its brickwork softened by the passage of years, hinting at a time when life here moved to a more agrarian cadence. The light often falls with a particular clarity across the open spaces, a clean illumination that seems to define the boundaries of gardens and pavements alike. Far Cotton, in its present form, offers a sense of settled habitation, a place where the everyday unfolds with a steady, unassuming presence.
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Explore Far Cotton, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.224916, -0.906142. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |