Coton in the Elms

Coton in the Elms
St Mary Church, Coton in the Elms (Built 1844-1847).
Coton in the Elms is located in Derbyshire
Coton in the Elms
Coton in the Elms
Location within Derbyshire
Population896 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK253144
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSWADLINCOTE
Postcode districtDE12
Dialling code01283
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
52°43′38″N 1°37′34″W / 52.727104°N 1.62608°W / 52.727104; -1.62608

Coton in the Elms is a village and parish in the English county of Derbyshire. At 70 miles (110 km) from the coast, it is one of the furthest places in the United Kingdom from coastal waters. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 896.[1] It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Swadlincote and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Burton upon Trent.

Church Flatts Farm, defined by the Ordnance Survey as the farthest point from the sea in Great Britain,[2][3] is less than a mile southeast of the village.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference OS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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