In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wotton like this:
WOTTON, a parish and a hundred in Surrey. The parish lies 3¼ miles WSW of Dorking r. station, includes part of Oakwood chapelry, and is in Dorking district. Post town, Dorking. Acres, 4,176. Real property, £3,955. Pop., 823. Houses, 159. The manor, with W. House, belongs to W. J. Evelyn, Esq. ...
Tanhurst is the residence of Sir E. V. Williams; Jayes Park, of L. Steere, Esq.; and Portnells, of W. Nicholson, Esq. Leith Hill is here, and has been separately noticed. There are brick, tile, and pottery-works. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £548.* Patron, W. J. Evelyn, Esq. The church was recently repaired. Charities, £55. J. Evelyn, the author of "Sylva,'' was a native.-The hundred contains 5 parishes. Acres, 29,542. Pop., 10,483. Houses, 1,989.
Wotton through time
Wotton is now part of Mole Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mole Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wotton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wotton, in Mole Valley and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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