Colton | |
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Population | 765 |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
Colton is a village and civil parish in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. In 2001 there were 765 people living in Colton.[1] In 1202 it was called Coleton, which was the Old English name for village.[2] It is built beside a small stream called Colton Beck.[2] The Church of Holy Trinity was built in 1578 and listed by English Heritage as a Grade 2 building.[3]