- Potton
:"See also
Potton Island ."infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.1271
longitude= -0.2152
official_name= Potton
population = 4,473 (2001 census)
shire_district=Mid Bedfordshire
shire_county =Bedfordshire
region= East of England
constituency_westminster= North East Bedfordshire
post_town= Sandy
postcode_district = SG19
postcode_area= SG
dial_code= 01767
os_grid_reference= TL2249Potton is a
town inBedfordshire ,England . Although it was largely destroyed by fire in 1783, some historic buildings survived, including the thirteenth centuryparish church , St Mary's. Historically, the town was home to a renownedhorse fair .actor
Joel Beckett , most notable for his role asJake Moon inEastEnders , was born at Potton in 1973.The Potton Brewery Company
Potton had its own
brewery up until 1922 when it was bought by theBedford brewery ofNewland & Nash . This company subsequently closed the brewery in Potton and sold the site to the Co-operative Society. The original buildings have remained intact to the present day.In 1998 brewing returned to Potton when the current
Potton Brewery Company was started byBob Hearson andClive Towner . The plan was to start up in the original brewery buildings, but modern planning regulations made this impossible. A unit on a small industrial estate opposite the oldPotton Railway Station was taken instead.Twinned Towns
Langenlonsheim , (Germany ); established for over 10 years.External links
* [http://85.12.98.34/BedsCC/xnoteslink/SDimr4.nsf/Web/ThePage/PP-Potton 2001 Census - Parish Profile for Potton]
* [http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/pottontowncouncil/ Potton Town Council]
* [http://www.pottonplayhouse.co.uk/ Potton Playhouse]
* [http://www.pottonvineyard.org.uk/ Potton Vineyard Church]
* [http://www.pottonparishchurch.org.uk/ St Mary's - Potton Parish Church]
* [http://www.potton-brewery.co.uk/ Potton Brewery]Hi Hannah r u there?
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