In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wootton like this:
WOOTTON, a parish, with a village, in Glanford-Brigg district, Lincoln; 2¾ miles NNW of Ulceby r station. It has a post-office under Ulceby. Acres, 2,980. Real property, £5,289. Pop., 591. Houses, 133. The manor belongs to the Earl of Yarborough. W. Hall is the seat of J. Ferriby, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £203.* Patron, Mrs. Gifford. The church is good; and there are two Methodist chapels and an endowed national school.
Wootton through time
Wootton is now part of North Lincolnshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Lincolnshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wootton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wootton in North Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14100
Date accessed: 01st November 2024
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