Wootton
Parish in North Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.625, -0.376 |
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| OS grid ref: | TA 07 15 |
| Population: | 475 |
| Dialling code: | 01469 (Killingholme) |
Wootton is a small, rural civil parish in North Lincolnshire, set in the low-lying agricultural landscape that characterises much of this part of the county. The village and surrounding farms sit among broad arable fields, hedgerows and drainage ditches, reflecting centuries of land reclamation and farming; the place-name itself derives from Old English and hints at early medieval origins as a farm or settlement by woodland.
Today Wootton retains a quiet, close-knit character with scattered historic farmsteads and the kind of local community life found across Lincolnshire - occasional village events, reliance on nearby towns for services and a predominantly agricultural economy with many residents commuting to larger centres such as Scunthorpe. Its flat landscapes and wetland margins also support seasonal birdlife, making it a peaceful spot for countryside living within easy reach of the Humber corridor.
Postcode districts covering Wootton
Most populated places nearby
- Kingston upon Hull 10 miles16.2 km
- Grimsby 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Scunthorpe 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Cleethorpes 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Beverley 15 miles24.2 km
- Gainsborough 22.4 miles36 km
- Goole 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Brough and Elloughton 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Thorne 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Louth 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Barton-upon-Humber 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Immingham 7.4 miles12 km
Neighbouring places
- Wootton Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Thornton Curtis Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Ulceby Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Croxton Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Melton Ross Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ferry Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Elsham Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Brigg & Wolds Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Kirmington Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Barrow upon Humber Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Barnetby le Wold Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Worlaby Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Wootton
DN39 6RR, DN39 6XS, DN39 6RL, DN39 6RG, DN39 6RN, DN39 6SQ, DN39 6RW, DN39 6AN, DN39 6RP … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 27.7 miles44.5 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 55.1 miles88.6 km
- Thornton Abbey 3 miles4.8 km
- Ulceby Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Wootton Ad
- Hideout Apartment Hotel 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Hampton by Hilton Humberside Airport 3 3 miles4.8 km
- Imaginarium Restaurant 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Kingston Theatre Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Beldon House 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Ashbourne Hotel 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Hope and Anchor Pub 4 7.1 miles11.3 km
- The Whistle and Flute 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Stallingborough Grange Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Hull City Centre 3 8.4 miles13.5 km
Schools in Wootton
- Wootton St Andrew's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Nun Cotham Priory Historic site 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Boothferry Park Stadium 8 miles12.8 km
- Kingston Communications Stadium Stadium 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Hull Ferry Terminal Harbour 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Normanby Park Estate 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Grimsby Auditorium Theatre 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Swine Priory Historic site 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Blundell Park Stadium 14 miles22.6 km
- Meaux Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles24 km
- Cleethorpes Cricket Club Stadium 15.5 miles25 km