Wotton, Gloucester
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Wotton is a suburb of Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire, England.[1] It is situated close to the city centre (1 mile), the Royal Hospital, the city's railway station and to London Road.[1]
History
The name "Wotton" means 'Wood farm/settlement', the "St Mary" part being from the church is dedicated to St. Mary de Lode.[2] Wootton St. Mary was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cerletone.[3]
In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) John Marius Wilson described Wotton:
WOOTTON, [sic] a hamlet and a ville in St. Mary-de-Lode parish, Gloucestershire; adjacent to Gloucester city. Real property, £5,425. Pop. of the hamlet in 1851, 1,174; in 1861, 1,562,-of whom 578 were in the county lunatic asylum. Houses, 204. Pop. of the ville, in 1851, 56; in 1861, 91. Houses, 21.[4]
Wotton St Mary became a parish in 1866
References
- ^ ISBN 9780319229118.
- ^ "Wotton St. Mary Without or Longlevens Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Gloucestershire Q-Z and Welsh entries". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "A Vision of Britain Through Time: Wotton". www.visionofbritain.co.uk. GB Historical GIS/University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Wotton St Mary Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Gloucester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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