Wootton is an English place name meaning ''place by the wood''. The standard pronunciation rhymes the first syllable with ''foot''.

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;Places in England called Wootton * Wootton, Bedfordshire * Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset * Wootton, New Forest, hamlet in south-west Hampshire * Wootton St Lawrence, village near Basingstoke, Hampshire * Wootton, Almeley, a location in Herefordshire * Wootton, Dormington, a location in Herefordshire * Wootton, Isle of Wight ** Wootton Bridge * Wootton, Kent * Wootton, Lincolnshire * Wootton, Northamptonshire * Wootton, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire *

Wootton, West Oxfordshire Wootton is a village and civil parish on the River Glyme about north of Woodstock, Oxfordshire. In recent years the village is sometimes referred to as Wootton-by-Woodstock to distinguish it from Wootton, Vale of White Horse, which was in Berks ...

, Oxfordshire (also known as Wootton-by-Woodstock) * Wootton, Onibury, a location in Shropshire * Wootton, Oswestry Rural, a location in Shropshire *

Wootton, Staffordshire Wootton is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. The village is situated approximately 20 miles (30 km) east from Stoke-on-Trent and 20 miles (30 km) northwest from Derby. History Toponymy The name ''Wootton'' is thoug ...

, East Staffordshire * Wootton, Stafford, a location in Staffordshire * Wootton Wawen, village in Stratford, England * Royal Wootton Bassett, town in Wiltshire * Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire * Leek Wootton, Warwickshire * Woottons, a location in Staffordshire ;Places in Australia called Wootton: * Wootton, New South Wales ;Fictional places called Wootton: *Wootton Major, a fictional place in the short story Smith of Wootton Major by J. R. R. Tolkien

People

Wootton is also a surname derived from the place name. * Barbara Adam Wootton, economist *

Bob Wootton Robert "Bob" Wootton (March 4, 1942 – April 9, 2017) was an American guitarist. He joined Johnny Cash's backing band, the Tennessee Three, after original lead guitarist Luther Perkins died in a house fire. He remained Cash's guitarist for n ...

, folk guitarist with Johnny Cash * Brenda Wootton, Cornish folk singer * Chris Wootton, Australian Race Driver * Corey Wootton, American football player * David Wootton, British lawyer and politician *

Curt Wootton ''Pittsburgh Dad'' is an online series of short films featuring the observations of a "blue-collar" father from Pittsburgh who speaks with a thick Western Pennsylvania English, Pittsburghese dialect. The series was created by Chris Preksta and ...

, American actor * Frank Wootton, English painter * Frank Wootton, Australian jockey *

George Wootton George Wootton (1834–1924) was an English cricketer. Biography Born 16 October 1834, Clifton, Nottinghamshire, England; Wootton joined the All England Eleven in 1860 English cricket season, 1860 but did not play his first first-class match ...

(1834-1924), English cricketer * Jeff Wootton, English musician * John Wootton, English painter * Lloyd "Moon" Wootton, Canadian lacrosse player * Marc Wootton (born 1975), English comedian * Richens Lacey Wootton * Scott Wootton, English footballer * Thomas Sprigg Wootton, founder of Montgomery County, Maryland

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