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North Wootton (other)
North Wootton may refer to: * North Wootton, Dorset *North Wootton, Norfolk North Wootton is a village, civil parish and electoral ward near the town of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 2,387 in 935 households at the 2001 census, the population including Babingley and inc ... * North Wootton, Somerset {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Wootton, Dorset
North Wootton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated approximately southeast of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow band of Cornbrash limestone, with Oxford clay adjacent to the southeast and Forest Marble to the northwest. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 50. The land of the parish has traditionally been owned by the owner of Sherborne Castle, so past owners have included Sir Walter Raleigh and bishops of Salisbury Cathedral. Residents of the parish previously had to take the deceased to Sherborne Abbey Sherborne Abbey, otherwise the Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England church in Sherborne in the English county of Dorset. It has been a Saxon cathedral (705–1075), a Benedictine abbey church (998–1539), and since 1539, ... for burial; this arrangement stopped in 1618. Notes External links * Villages in Dorset {{Dorset-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Wootton, Norfolk
North Wootton is a village, civil parish and electoral ward near the town of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 2,387 in 935 households at the 2001 census, the population including Babingley and increasing to 2,445 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is close to the Norfolk coast and is slightly smaller than the nearby South Wootton. North Wootton is near the village of Castle Rising and both were owned by the Howard family who are patrons of both parish churches. Former marshland links the village to the coast. Predominantly a farming village, the village is now experiencing a period of growth owing to new developments, holiday retreats for Londoners being the most recent of these. The old part is located around the small village green consisting of a few houses, an old schoolhouse and a former post office (now closed). With the arrival of the rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |