Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Wootton

Wootton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Isle of Wight, on Wootton Creek - par., 1076 ac. and 281 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 108; vil., 1 mile N. of sta. and 4 miles W. of Hyde; P.O., T.O., at Wootton Bridge, ½ mile SE. of vil. The road from Eyde to Newport crosses the creek at Wootton Bridge. The rectory contains several interesting relics of Izaak Walton.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Wootton Parish       Hampshire Ancient County
Place: Wootton

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