Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
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| Place | Cotton |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.007737 |
| Longitude | -1.904192 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cotton is a village located in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England, positioned at approximately 53.0077°N, -1.9042°W. It lies a short distance north of Alton and its renowned Alton Towers theme park, and to the west of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. The village is known for its rural setting amidst the rolling hills of the Moorlands, and historically for Cotton College, a former Catholic boarding school whose ruins remain a local landmark. While its proximity to Alton Towers means the area experiences some tourist activity, Cotton itself retains a quiet, traditional character, typical of many villages in this scenic part of the West Midlands.
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Cotton is a village in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, located in the West Midlands region. It is situated at 53.007737°N, -1.904192°W.
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| Page built | May 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) |
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