Cotton lies a few miles to the east of the Great Eastern Main Line and to the west of the A140.

It then began to steadily decrease for several decades until 1951 where the village reached its lowest recorded population of 363.

This could have affected the economy and industry of Cotton, as the workforce was dwindling.

34 were in a managerial occupation, 34 in a professional career, 55 in the skilled trade industry, and just 18 people operating plant machinery.

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