Cottam, Nottinghamshire
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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.
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
8 miles east of Retford
Retford
Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the city of Nottingham, and 23 miles west of Lincoln, in the district of Bassetlaw. The town is situated in a valley with the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal running through the centre of the...
. The village church of Holy Trinity is Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
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
Cottam Power Station
The Cottam power stations are a pair of power stations, located on the River Trent at Cottam near Retford in Nottinghamshire. The largest of the two is a coal-fired power station, which was commissioned in 1969 by the Central Electricity Generating Board, and has a generating capacity of 1,970...
with 8 cooling towers, built between 1964 and 1968.