Eastcotts

Also known as Eastcotts (civil parish), Bedfordshire, Eastcotts, Bedfordshire

Eastcotts is an electoral ward within the Borough of Bedford, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was formerly also a civil parish until its abolition on 1 April 2019, when Cotton End and Shortstown parishes were established.

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Eastcotts is a civil parish located in Bedford, United Kingdom. The area has a recorded population of 3239. It falls within the Europe/London timezone and is classified under the administrative code ADM3.

Street-level imagery is available for the location. Four panoramic images have been captured, with the most recent recorded on 2026-06-19T20:47:07.918Z. These images were created by the user wasd42. The capture data includes a compass angle of 327.93200358686.

Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Mapillary, GeoNames. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Bedford
Population: 3239
Image: Cardington 2003.jpg

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Commons category: Eastcotts
OS grid reference: TL083344
postal code: MK42

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The boundaries of Eastcotts are approximately Exeter Wood to the east, Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge to the south and Shocott Spring to the west. There are two woodlands; Shocott Spring and Exeter Wood, two villages; Shortstown and Cotton End and two hamlets; Harrowden and Herrings Green. And some landmarks such as the Cardington Sheds.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eastcotts” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.