Coton, Cambridgeshire

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Coton
Coton shown within Cambridgeshire
Population	773
OS grid reference	TL411589
District	South Cambridgeshire
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CAMBRIDGE
Postcode district	CB23
Dialling code	01223
Police	Cambridgeshire
Fire	Cambridgeshire
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire

Coordinates: 52°12′38″N 0°03′50″E / 52.21056, 0.06398

Coton church in the snow

Coton is a small village three miles (about 5 km) west-by-north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. It belongs to the administrative district of South Cambridgeshire. The parish covers an area of 4 km². In 2000 it had a population of 720.

Coton has a primary school, a church (parts of which date from the 12th century) , a restaurant and pub (the Plough), a garden centre containing a Post Office, farm shop and cafe, football, cricket and bowls clubs, and a British Women's Institute group as well as other local clubs.

Footpaths of Coton parish

The Coton Footpath is a popular recreational cycle or walk from Cambridge to Coton. It begins in the city centre^[1], crossing the River Cam, passing alongside the University's West Cambridge site south of Madingley Road, then crossing the M11 motorway, bypassing Coton Orchard and terminating at the village recreation ground. On the roads and gardens around Coton it is often possible to see Muntjac deer, descendants of escapees from Woburn Park in Bedfordshire.