Colton

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Coordinates: 54°15′57″N 3°03′07″W / 54.265968°N 3.0518501°W / 54.265968; -3.0518501

Colton is a village and civil parish in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. In 2001 there were 765 people living in Colton.[1] In 1202 it was called Coleton, which was the Old English name for village.[2] It is built beside a small stream called Colton Beck.[2] The Church of Holy Trinity was built in 1578 and listed by English Heritage as a Grade 2 building.[3]

Colton
 Colton shown within Cumbria
Population 765 
District South Lakeland
Shire county Cumbria
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

References

  1. "Neighbourhood Statistics". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Colton, Cumbria". thecumbriadirectory.com. 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. "Church of Holy Trinity - Colton". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.