Coates, Cambridgeshire

Coordinates: 52°34′N 0°04′W / 52.56°N 0.07°W / 52.56; -0.07

Coates
Coates  Coates shown within Cambridgeshire
OS grid reference	TL308975
Shire county	Cambridgeshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Dialling code	01733
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Cambridgeshire

Coates, in the English county of Cambridgeshire, is a small village close to the town of Whittlesey. The origins of the name are from the word 'Cotes', a corruption of cottages. The village is referred to on ancient maps as 'Moreton's Cotes', with reference to Bishop Moreton.

The village has two greens, North Green and South Green, which are divided by the busy A605 road, which runs through the village. There is a small shop (Spar) which includes a post office. Coates has a church, a chapel, a village hall and a primary school. Local businesses include a Chinese takeaway (Choy's), two pubs (The Carpenters Arms and The Vine), a violin shop (Simon Watkin Violins) and a number of farms. It was awarded Fenland's best kept village in 1993. It is famous for its Petanque competitions as people from different countries such as Holland and Austria come to compete.

There is a well supported traditional annual Village show with classes for farming, gardening, winemaking, cooking and photography, this being held jointly at Holy Trinity church and the Methodist Chapel.

Part of the filming for the 2007 war film Atonement starring Keira Knightley was filmed outside Coates at the end of Eldernell Lane. It also has a small war memorial on north green.

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