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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wootton like this:
WOOTTON, a parish, with a village, in Hardingstone district, Northamptonshire; 2½ miles S by E of Northampton r. station. It has a post-office under Northampton. Acres, 1,430. Real property, £4,707. Pop. in 1861, 837; of whom 45 were in Hardingstone workhouse. Houses, 162. The manor belongs to W. O. Harris, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £600.* Patron, Exeter College, Oxford. The church was recently restored. Charities, £10.
Wootton is now part of WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wootton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wootton, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8362
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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