Potton

Potton
Clock House in Market Square
Potton is located in Bedfordshire
Potton
Potton
Location within Bedfordshire
Population5,727 (Parish, 2021)[1]
5,230 (Built-up area, 2021)[2]
OS grid referenceTL2249
Civil parish
  • Potton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSANDY
Postcode districtSG19
Dialling code01767
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Bedfordshire
52°07′38″N 0°12′55″W / 52.1271°N 0.2152°W / 52.1271; -0.2152

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.

  1. ^ "Potton parish". City Population. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 September 2023.