Wootton, Kent

Summary

Wootton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Denton with Wootton, in the Dover district of Kent, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 164.[1]

Wootton
Entering Wootton from the south
Wootton is located in Kent
Wootton
Wootton
Location within Kent
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCanterbury
Postcode districtCT4
PoliceKent
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AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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Kent
51°10′30″N 1°10′48″E / 51.175°N 1.18°E / 51.175; 1.18

The village is 7 miles (11 km) northwest from the channel port of Dover, and 30 miles (48 km) east-southeast from the county town of Maidstone. The major A2 London to Dover road is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northeast. Denton, the other parish village, is 1 mile to the northwest.

History

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Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 (W.Nr. 5153), flown by Oberleutnant Egon Troha, Staffelkapitän (StffKpt) of 9./JG 3, and which crash-landed near Wootton Cross Roads, Shepherdswell, on 29 October 1940

Wootton was the birthplace of the mathematician and surveyor Leonard Digges, who some claim invented a functioning telescope some time between 1540 and 1559.

It once had a Baptist chapel, linked to the Eythorne Baptist Church group. The worldwide known Lydden Hill Race Circuit, the so-called "Home of Rallycross", is located near Wootton village.

On 1 April 1963 the parish was abolished and merged with Denton to form "Denton with Wootton".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Population statistics Wootton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Wootton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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