Potton | |
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Clock House in Market Square | |
Location within Bedfordshire | |
Population | 5,727 (Parish, 2021)[1] 5,230 (Built-up area, 2021)[2] |
OS grid reference | TL2249 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SANDY |
Postcode district | SG19 |
Dialling code | 01767 |
Police | Bedfordshire |
Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Potton is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, about 10 miles (16 km) east of the county town Bedford. The parish had a population in 2021 of 5,727. In 1783 the Great Fire of Potton destroyed a large part of the town. The parish church dates from the 13th century, and is dedicated to St Mary. Potton's horse fairs were some of the largest in the country.