In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cottam like this:
COTTAM, or Cotton, a township in Langtoft parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 5½ miles N of Great Driffield. Acres, 2, 540. Real property, £2, 272. Pop., 95. Houses, 9. It forms a curacy with Langtoft; has an ancient chapel and font; and was the birth-place of Langtoft, the chronicler.
Cottam through time
Cottam is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cottam itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cottam, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12214
Date accessed: 16th May 2024
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