Population 50 Civil parish North Wootton Country England Local time Sunday 12:41 PM District West Dorset | OS grid reference ST655145 Region South West Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Dorset UK parliament constituency West Dorset | |
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North Wootton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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.
Map of North Wootton, Sherborne, UK
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 for burial; this arrangement stopped in 1618.
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North Wootton, Dorset Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA