Cottam, Nottinghamshire

Cottam, Nottinghamshire

Cottam is a village in Nottinghamshire 8 miles east of Retford. The village church of Holy Trinity is Norman in origin, restored in 1869 and again in 1890 with the addition of a bell turret. To the south of the village is Cottam Power Station with 8 cooling towers, built between 1964 and 1968.[1]

References

  1. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire.Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

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Coordinates: 53°18′36″N 0°46′26″W / 53.310°N 0.774°W / 53.310; -0.774


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