North Wootton, Norfolk
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North Wootton is a village,
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and
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near the town of
King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...
in
Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 2,387 in 935 households at the 2001 census, the population including
Babingley Babingley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sandringham, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England, about northwest of Castle Rising and north-north-east of King's Lynn. In 1931 th ...
and increasing to 2,445 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the
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of
King's Lynn and West Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 147,451. History The district was ...
. It is close to the Norfolk coast and is slightly smaller than the nearby
South Wootton South Wootton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately north-east of King's Lynn. It covers an area of and had a population of 3,717 in 1,450 households at the 2001 Census,Castle Rising Castle Rising is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some north-east of the town of King's Lynn and west of the city of Norwich. The River Babingley skirts the north of the village separating C ...
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
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ers 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 railway, a station (now disused) was built in the west of the village towards the marsh. The railway linked
King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...
with
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. The old station waiting room is still extant though now part of a private house. The
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was used by the local scout group for many years, but has now been removed for future use on a heritage railway outside the local area. The station would have been familiar to the
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being only away across the
River Babingley The Babingley is a minor river in the northwest of the county Norfolk in England.Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West''. . It runs from its source at the village of Flitcham to the River Great Ouse at Wootton Mar ...
from Wolferton station which served the nearby
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Estate. The old ''Red Cat Hotel'' still stands. It is in the heart of North Wootton near the old railway. The Red Cat hotel is a traditional Norfolk Inn. West Norfolk Rugby Club is based there and was founded in 1925 around the time when there were only a small selection of clubs in Norfolk. The club itself was originally based in Swaffham but was later moved during the early 1930s to the Dukes Head in King’s Lynn until WW2. At the end of the war the club reformed and moved to North Wootton where it used the stables at the Red Cat hotel for changing facilities. West Norfolk Rugby Club has continued and now has a youth section. There is only one school, North Wootton Academy, the Principle is Mr J. Grimsby. All Saints Church is a Grade II listed building, designed by
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in 1852. The parish is part of the Anglican Benefice of the Church in the Woottons is led by the Rector, the Revd. Canon James Nash.


Wootton Picnic in the Park

In the summer of 2012, North Wootton hosted the event "North Wootton Picnic in the Park" a free music festival that attracted over 4000 people. The park site is maintained and funded by North and South Wootton parish councils, the picnic raises funds for extras on the park. It was originally set up to mark the
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; however, due to the popularity of the event it was considered that it should become an annual event. Local band Jimmy Rockit were the main headline of the show with other local and non-local bands also performing such as
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tribute act Dan O'Dwyer, Jessie's Ghost, Genuine Fake, Martin's Folly and Springwood Big Band. The event also included a fairground, dog show, charity stalls, dance displays, gymnastic display and a laser quest game.


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{{authority control Villages in Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk