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Name | Wootton (IOW) |
Alt names | Odetune | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 125 | | Wootton Bridge | source: village in parish | | Wootton Common | source: hamlet in parish |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 50.733°N 1.233°W |
Located in | Isle of Wight, England (1890 - ) |
Also located in | Hampshire, England (1890 - ) |
See also | East Medina Liberty, Hampshire, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England | parish into which it was absorbed in 1894 | | Medina District, Isle of Wight, England | district municipality covering the area 1974-1995 | | Isle of Wight (council), Isle of Wight, England | district municipality and unitary authority covering the area since 1995 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
NOTE: A Vision of Britain through Time lists 16 different places named Wootton and Wotton around the United Kingdom. Check your sources carefully.
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- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Wootton (also known as Wootton Bridge) is a village and electoral ward with about 3,000 residents on the Isle of Wight, England, first recorded around the year 1086.
Wootton is found midway between the towns of Ryde and Newport, which are 7 miles apart. It is historically centred on the old parish church of St Edmund. The hamlet of Wootton Common to the south, centres on the crossroads that bears its name.
The newer village of Wootton Bridge is found in the area immediately west of Wootton Creek, and the parish council that bears its name is now responsible for the whole of the Wootton area. The ancient and civil parish of Wootton became part of Whippingham parish in 1894 and was only reconstituted as a parish after 1974. (Source: A Vision of Britain through Time and Wikipedia)
Research Tips
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- A collection of maps on the A Vision of Britain through Time website illustrating the English county of Hampshire over the period 1832-1932 (the last two are expandible):
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- A group of maps of the post-1974 municipal districts or boroughs of Hampshire on Wikipedia Commons
Categories: Isle of Wight, England | Wootton (IOW), Isle of Wight, England | East Medina Liberty, Hampshire, England | Whippingham, Isle of Wight, England | Medina District, Isle of Wight, England | Isle of Wight (council), Isle of Wight, England
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