Cottingham, United Kingdom
Cottingham is a town of 1,320 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Cottingham
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 12 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Corby Cube, Rockingham Castle, Great Oakley Meadow and King's Wood, Corby.
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About Cottingham
Cottingham is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. It can trace its history back to Roman times. Cotingeham is listed in the Domesday Book and is also mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It is located north-west of the town of Corby and is administered as part of that town's borough.
From the Wikipedia article Cottingham, Northamptonshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Corby Cube
Cinema and theater · 2.4 mi
Council chamber, offices and arts centre complex in Corby, England
Museums and landmarks2
Rockingham Castle
Museum · 1.5 mi
Grade I listed historic house museum in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Great Oakley Meadow
Park · 3.0 mi
Nature reserve in the United Kingdom
King's Wood, Corby
Park · 2.2 mi
Nature reserve in Northamptonshire, England
Stoke Wood End Quarter
Park · 2.9 mi
Nature reserve in the United Kingdom
Blackthorn Wood Golf Complex
Golf course · 0.6 mi
Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa-Su 08:00-18:00; Dec 24 08:00-15:00; Dec...
Restaurants and cafes12
Coach House Cafe and Heritage Centre
Cafe · 0.9 mi
East Carlton Country Park, Market Harborough
Oct-Mar Mo-Su 10:00-15:30; Apr-Sep Mo-Su 10:00-16:30
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship11
St Leonard
Church · Anglican · 1.5 mi
Rockingham Castle & Park, Market Harborough
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare1
Map of Cottingham
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Corby 3 mi east, about 5 min by car
- Desborough 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Geddington 5 mi southeast, about 8 min by car
- Kettering 7 mi south, about 12 min by car
- Market Harborough 7 mi west, about 12 min by car
- Oakham 11 mi north, about 18 min by car
- Ringstead 13 mi southeast, about 20 min by car
- Wellingborough 14 mi south, about 23 min by car
- Wigston Magna 15 mi west, about 24 min by car
- Evington 15 mi northwest, about 24 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Corby Cube, Cj1340, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rockingham Castle entrance, Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Great Oakley Meadow ridge and furrow, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- King's Wood, Corby 2, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stoke Wood End Quarter 3, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Leonard's Church, Rockingham 01, Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, cyclestreets, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cyclestreets, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cyclestreets, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, cyclestreets, CC BY-SA 4.0
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