North Wootton, Dorset

Human settlement in England

North Wootton

North Wootton

North Wootton

Location within Dorset

Population| 50 [1]
OS grid reference| ST655145
Civil parish|

* North Wootton

Unitary authority|

* Dorset

Shire county|

* Dorset

Region|

* South West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Sherborne
Postcode district| DT9
Police| Dorset
Fire| Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance| South Western
UK Parliament|

* West Dorset

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England
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50°55′43″N 2°29′31″W﻿ / ﻿50.9285°N 2.4919°W﻿ / 50.9285; -2.4919

North Wootton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated 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.[2] In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 50.[1]

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.[3]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
2. ^ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 18\. ISBN 0-7090-0844-9.
3. ^ West Dorset, Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1982. p. 14.

## External links[edit]

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* The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.

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Ceremonial county of Dorset

Unitary authorities|

* Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (areas and suburbs)
* Dorset

Major settlements
(cities in italics)|

* Beaminster
* Blandford Forum
* Bournemouth
* Bridport
* Broadstone
* Chickerell
* Christchurch
* Corfe Mullen
* Dorchester
* Ferndown
* Gillingham
* Highcliffe
* Lyme Regis
* Merley
* Poole
* Shaftesbury
* Sherborne
* Stalbridge
* Sturminster Newton
* Swanage
* Upton
* Verwood
* Wareham
* Weymouth
* Wimborne Minster
See also: List of civil parishes in Dorset

Rivers|

* Allen
* Asker
* Avon
* Axe
* Bourne
* Bride
* Brit
* Cerne
* Char
* Corfe
* Crane
* Frome
* Hooke
* Moors
* Piddle
* Stour
* Sydling Water
* Tarrant
* Wey

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