Cotton End is a small civil parish on the southern edge of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. It retains a rural character of farmland, hedgerows and quiet lanes while being close enough to the town to use its shops and services, giving a village-like feel on the town’s doorstep.
Historically the settlement grew from a cluster of farmsteads and cottages, and today the local economy mixes agriculture with residents who commute into Bedford or further afield; community life tends to centre on informal local events and nearby village amenities, with an emphasis on preserving the parish’s historic landscape amid development pressures.
Postcode districts covering Cotton End
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 15 miles
- Northampton 22.4 miles
- Luton 13.3 miles
- Cambridge 24.4 miles
- Bedford 4.2 miles
- Stevenage 15.7 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 23.3 miles
- St. Albans 23.4 miles
- Kettering Town 24.9 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 21.5 miles
- Dunstable 14.8 miles
- Wellingborough 19.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cotton End Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Wilshamstead Parish 1.4 miles
- Haynes Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Wilstead Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Shortstown Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Houghton Conquest & Haynes Ward 2 miles
- Cardington Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Cople Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Elstow Parish 2.8 miles
- Wixams Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Wixams & Wilstead Ward 2.8 miles
- Kingsbrook Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Cotton End
MK45 3AB, MK45 3AJ, MK45 3FG, MK45 3AT, MK45 3AU, MK45 3AY, MK45 3AL, MK45 3AD, MK45 3AS … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 14.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 30.7 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 3.9 miles
- Kempston Hardwick Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Cotton End Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 3.2 miles
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- The White Hart 4 5.3 miles
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 6.6 miles
- D'parys 4.6 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 4.1 miles
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 9.2 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 4.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 3.3 miles
- Wrest House Estate 5.5 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 5.7 miles
- Redbourne College College 6 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 6.6 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 10.7 miles
- Toddington library Library 10.9 miles
- British School Museum Museum 11.3 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 12.3 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 13.1 miles
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 14 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 14.2 miles