In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wootton like this:
WOOTTON, a parish, with a village, in Hardingstone district, Northamptonshire; 2½ miles S by E of Northampton r. station. It has a post-office under Northampton. Acres, 1,430. Real property, £4,707. Pop. in 1861, 837; of whom 45 were in Hardingstone workhouse. Houses, 162. The manor belongs to W. O. Harris, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £600.* Patron, Exeter College, Oxford. The church was recently restored. Charities, £10.
Wootton through time
Wootton is now part of Northampton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Northampton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wootton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wootton, in Northampton and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8362
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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