In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wootton like this:
WOOTTON, a parish in Dover district, Kent; 2½ miles WSW of Shepherds-Well r. station, and 7 NW of Dover. It has a post-office under Canterbury. Acres, 1,019. Real property, £1,370. Pop., 163. Houses, 29. The manor, with W. Court, belongs to J. Brydges, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £260.* Patron, J. Brydges, Esq. The church is early English.
Wootton through time
Wootton is now part of Dover district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dover 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 Dover and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6499
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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