Wootton

Other current and historical names

Witone

Built-Up Area: Northampton
Parish/Community: Wootton
District/Borough: Northampton
County: Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 52°12'16"N 0°53'0"W
Eastings/Northings: 476397, 256844
OS Grid: SP763568
Mapcode Local: GBR BWN.RG5
Mapcode Global: VHDS5.MVSC

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Wootton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Wootton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Wootton, par. and vil., Northamptonshire - par., 1420 ac., pop. 817; vil., 24 miles S. of Northampton; P.O.

Wootton in the Domesday Book

A village in Wymersley hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofnoth son of Osmund
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Flanders
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Winemar of Flanders (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £4 in 1086
- Households: 15 villagers; 7 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (7 plough lands)
- Meadow: 4 acres
2nd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Winemar of Flanders (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld

British Place Names

Wootton, Northamptonshire

Wootton is a suburban area in Northampton, Northamptonshire

Wootton in historic gazetteers

Wootton in the Domesday Book