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Wootton

Wootton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Bedford district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0045).

Proper noun

Wootton (countable and uncountable, plural Woottons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Bedford district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0045).
  2. A hamlet in New Milton parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ2398).
  3. A hamlet in Almeley parish, Herefordshire, divided into Lower Wootton and Upper Wootton (OS grid ref SO3252).
  4. A hamlet in Dormington parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5939).
  5. A village in Wootton Bridge parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5392).
  6. A village in Denton with Wootton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2246).
  7. A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TA0816).
  8. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Northampton borough (OS grid ref SP7656).
  9. A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4701).
  10. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4319).
  11. A hamlet in Onibury parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4578).
  12. A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ3427).
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  1. A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1045).
  2. A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8227).
  3. A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wootton

pluralWoottons
alternative formWhotton
alternative formWootan
alternative formWooten
alternative formWooton

Origin of Wootton

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Wootton

Phrases with Wootton

Questions about Wootton

What does Wootton mean?
Wootton means a village and civil parish in Bedford district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0045).
What part of speech is Wootton?
Wootton is a proper noun.

Words near Wootton in the dictionary

  1. Wooton
  2. Wootong Vale
  3. Wootons
  4. Wootten
  5. Woottens
  6. Wootton
  7. Wootton Bassett
  8. Wootton Bridge
  9. Wootton Broadmead
  10. Wootton Courtenay
  11. Wootton Fitzpaine

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