Wootton
Parish in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.205, -0.88 |
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| 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 miles20.7 km
- Northampton 1.9 miles3 km
- Bedford 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Rugby 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Kettering 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Kettering Town 15 miles24.2 km
- Corby 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Wellingborough 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Bletchley 16 miles25.7 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Banbury 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Rushden 13.3 miles21.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Nene Valley Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Hardingstone Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- East Hunsbury Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Collingtree Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Grange Park Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Far Cotton and Delapre Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- East Hunsbury and Shelfleys Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Delapre and Rushmere Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Northampton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Milton Malsor Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Great Houghton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- West Hunsbury Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Wootton
NN4 6RR, NN4 6JJ, NN4 6RD, NN4 6HA, NN4 6JW, NN4 6NA, NN4 6DT, NN4 6BG, NN4 6JR … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 31.5 miles50.7 km
- Birmingham International Airport 40.5 miles65.1 km
- Northampton Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Wolverton Railway Station 10.2 miles16.4 km
Hotels near Wootton Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hilton Northampton 4 1.2 miles2 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4 1.3 miles2 km
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Roade House Hotel 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Plough Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Sunley Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The French Partridge, 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Mercure Northampton 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ibis Northampton Centre 2 2.4 miles3.9 km
Schools in Wootton
- Preston Hedges Primary School Primary
- Wootton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Lovel Wood Forest 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.6 miles17 km
- Maggots curve, Silverstone Recreation 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.6 miles17.1 km