Official Name: | Cotton |
Civil Parish: | Holmes Chapel |
Country: | England |
Region: | North West England |
Coordinates: | 53.2022°N -2.3786°W |
Unitary England: | Cheshire East |
Lieutenancy England: | Cheshire |
Hide Services: | Yes |
Static Image: | A54 leaving Holmes Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 1184849.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | A54 leaving Holmes Chapel |
Cotton is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Holmes Chapel, in the Cheshire East district, in Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dane. In 1931 the parish had a population of 33.[1]
Cotton was formerly a township in the parish of Sandbach,[2] in 1866 Cotton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Cranage.[3] In 1982 the area became part of Holmes Chapel.[4] From 1974 to 2009 it was in Congleton district.