North Wootton, Dorset
| North Wootton | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Sherborne | |
| Postcode district | DT9 | |
| Police | Dorset | |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire | |
| Ambulance | South Western | |
| UK Parliament | ||
North Wootton is a
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
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
- ^ a b "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ISBN 0-7090-0844-9.
- West Dorset District Council. c. 1982. p. 14.
External links
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- The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.
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