Churches
Cottenham has three different churches in the village, All Saints' is the Anglican Parish Church. There are some pictures and a description of the church at the Cambridgeshire Churches website. There are also the Baptists, and the Salvation Army. The Methodist church closed in November 2007, and has been refurbished as a Community Centre. The Community Centre Coffee Shop opened on 9 February 2011.
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