| Wootton | |
|---|---|
 Entering Wootton from the south | |
  Wootton Location withinKent | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Canterbury |
| Postcode district | CT4 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| 51°10′30″N1°10′48″E / 51.175°N 1.18°E /51.175; 1.18 | |
Wootton is a village and formercivil parish, now in the parish ofDenton with Wootton, in theDover district ofKent, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 164.[1]
The village is 7 miles (11 km) northwest from the channel port ofDover, and 30 miles (48 km) east-southeast from thecounty town ofMaidstone. The majorA2 London to Dover road is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northeast.Denton, the other parish village, is 1 mile to the northwest.
Wootton was the birthplace of the mathematician and surveyorLeonard Digges, who some claim invented a functioningtelescope some time between 1540 and 1559.
It once had a Baptist chapel, linked to theEythorne Baptist Church group. The worldwide knownLydden Hill Race Circuit, the so-called "Home ofRallycross", is located near Wootton village.
On 1 April 1963 the parish was abolished and merged with Denton to form "Denton with Wootton".[2]
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