Wootton
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.205, -0.88 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SP 76 56 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
Wootton is a sizeable village and civil parish on the southern edge of Northampton, lying in the gently rolling arable landscape of West Northamptonshire. It has a recognisable historic core of older cottages and a parish church, the name reflecting Old English roots meaning a farm by the wood, and now sits within the unitary authority created in 2021.
Today the parish is largely residential, with a mix of traditional buildings and more recent housing estates on former farmland, and feels very much part of the Northampton commuter belt; many residents travel to Northampton, Milton Keynes or London for work. Local life centres on a primary school, village hall, pubs, sports clubs and small businesses, and there is an ongoing local interest in balancing development with the village’s rural character.
Postcode districts covering Wootton
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 12.9 miles
- Northampton 1.9 miles
- Bedford 18.3 miles
- Rugby 19.2 miles
- Kettering 15.3 miles
- Kettering Town 15 miles
- Corby 21.2 miles
- Wellingborough 10.2 miles
- Bletchley 16 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 16.2 miles
- Banbury 21.8 miles
- Rushden 13.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Nene Valley Ward 0.5 miles
- Hardingstone Parish 0.9 miles
- East Hunsbury Parish 1.1 miles
- Collingtree Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Grange Park Parish 1.2 miles
- Far Cotton and Delapre Parish 1.4 miles
- East Hunsbury and Shelfleys Ward 1.4 miles
- Delapre and Rushmere Ward 1.6 miles
- Northampton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Milton Malsor Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Great Houghton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- West Hunsbury Parish 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Wootton
NN4 6AU, NN4 6HJ, NN4 6LW, NN4 6HY, NN4 6LE, NN4 6HE, NN4 6JH, NN4 6HQ, NN4 6BU … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 31.5 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 40.5 miles
- Northampton Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Wolverton Railway Station 10.2 miles
Hotels near Wootton Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3 1.4 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4 1.3 miles
- Hilton Northampton 4 1.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 1.8 miles
- Plough Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- The French Partridge, 4 3.6 miles
- Sunley Hotel 4 1.8 miles
- Mercure Northampton 4 2.4 miles
- The Poplars Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Ibis Northampton Centre 2 2.4 miles
Schools in Wootton
- Preston Hedges Primary School Primary
- Wootton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 2.9 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 3.1 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 4.9 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 6.7 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 7.1 miles
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 8.8 miles
- Lovel Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.4 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 10.4 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.6 miles
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 10.6 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.6 miles