Cottonshopeburnfoot is a hamlet in Redesdale in Northumberland, England. It lies on the A68 road, 2 miles south east of the village of Byrness. The hamlet takes its name from the river named Cottonshope Burn, which flows into the River Rede here.
| Cottonshopeburnfoot | |
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  Cottonshopeburnfoot Location within Northumberland | |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Postcode district | NE19 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
The Pennine Way passes through the hamlet.
The place claims to have the longest name in England, closely followed by the neighbouring hamlet of Blakehopeburnhaugh.[1] The place is also spelt Cottonshopeburn Foot,[2] which would make Blakehopeburnhaugh the longest name, but the Ordnance Survey favours the single-word name.
References
edit- ^ Collins, Martin (2003). The Pennine Way. Cicerone. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-85284-386-1.
- ^ e.g. Wainwright, Alfred (2004). Pennine Way Companion. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 19. ISBN 0-7112-2235-5.