COTTON, a parish in the hundred of HARTISMERE,
county of SUFFOLK, 2 miles (W.N.W.) from Mendlesham,
containing 527 inhabitants. The living is a rectory,
in the archdeaconry of Sudbury, and diocese of Norwich,
rated in the king's books at £15. 10. 2., and in
the patronage of the Rev. P. Eade. The church is dedicated
to St. Andrew. There is a place of worship for
Wesleyan Methodists. A bequest from an unknown
donor produces about £ 9 per annum, for the instruction
of children.