Coton in the Elms is a village and
parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
in the
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county of
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. It is located five miles south of
Burton upon TrentBurton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England. Its associated adjective is "Burtonian".Burton is best known for its brewing heritage...
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South east of the village – at – is Church Flatts Farm, a claimant to be the furthest point from the sea in Great Britain.. The precise location is Latitude: 52° 43.6' N Longitude: 1° 37.2' W and the nearest point was given as Fosdyke Wash, 113 km (70 miles) away in Lincolnshire.
Coton is mentioned over a thousand years ago when land was transferred to Wulfrige the Black in 942.
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Coton in the Elms is a village and
parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
in the
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of
DerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains...
. It is located five miles south of
Burton upon TrentBurton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England. Its associated adjective is "Burtonian".Burton is best known for its brewing heritage...
.
South east of the village – at – is Church Flatts Farm, a claimant to be the furthest point from the sea in Great Britain.. The precise location is Latitude: 52° 43.6' N Longitude: 1° 37.2' W and the nearest point was given as Fosdyke Wash, 113 km (70 miles) away in Lincolnshire.
History
Coton is mentioned over a thousand years ago when land was transferred to Wulfrige the Black in 942. It is also on the salt route known as Walton Way, which starts in nearby Walton-on-Trent.
Coton in the Elms is mentioned in the
Domesday bookThe Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William I of England, or William the Conqueror...
where it is then spelt
Cotes. The book says under the title of “The lands of the
Abbey of BurtonBurton Abbey at Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire, England, was originally founded in the 7th or 9th century by St Modwen or Modwena; and later refounded in 1003 as a Benedictine abbey by Wulfric Spott, a thegn possibly descended from King Alfred...
"In Coton in the Elms Ælfgar had two carucates of land to the geld. There is land for three ploughs. Now the abbot has it of the king. There are now one plough in demesne and six villans and three bordars having two ploughs. TRE worth 40 shillings now 30 shillings."
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