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unusual facts about Wootton, Vale of White Horse



Berks and Hants Railway

Original station name boards from Manningford Halt and Wootton Rivers Halt can be found in the Pewsey Heritage Centre along with several other local railway items.

Bob Wootton

One of the next performances, perhaps the most notable of Wootton's career, was at San Quentin State Prison where Cash's live album was recorded.

Charles Dickens's England

Other participants include Roy Hattersley, Adrian Wootton, Tony Williams, Thelma Grove, Lee Ault and Tony Pointon.

Chris Wootton

Christopher James Wootton (born 11 December 1988 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales) is an Australian racing driver.

Cyril Wyche

He married Mary, daughter of George Evelyn of Wootton and niece of John Evelyn, the diarist.

Encyclopédie

With Judith Hawley, Senior Lecturer in English at Royal Holloway, University of London; Caroline Warman, Fellow and Tutor in French at Jesus College, Oxford; and David Wootton, Anniversary Professor of History at the University of York, and presented by Melvyn Bragg.

Great Budbridge Manor

The first mention of it under its present name occurs in the Testa de Nevill towards the end of the 13th century, when it was held in two moieties, half a fee under John de Lisle of Wootton by Henry de Botebrigge, and a fifth of a fee, formerly held by Walter Urry under Matilda de Estur of Gatcombe, by the Abbot of Quarr Abbey.

Hardwell Castle

It is situated in the civil parish of Compton Beauchamp in the Vale of White Horse, very close to the small settlements of both Compton Beauchamp and Knighton, 2 miles from Uffington and 1 mile from the hilltop Uffington Castle.

History of Oxfordshire

Throughout most of its history the county was divided into fourteen hundreds, namely Bampton, Banbury, Binfield, Bloxham, Bullingdon, Chadlington, Dorchester, Ewelme, Langtree, Lewknor, Pyrton, Ploughley, Thame and Wootton.

John Dawnay

John Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe (1764–1832), MP for Petersfield and Wootton Basset, son of the above

North Wootton railway station

The station buildings survived closure and are now the headquarters of North Wootton's Scouts and Guides.

Oxfordshire Guardian

It was launched in July 2011 and publishes three issues covering Oxfordshire, one covering Oxford city (which was formerly known as the Oxford Journal), one covering the South and Vale of White Horse (namely Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage, and the third covering Witney, Carterton and West Oxfordshire.

Roud, Isle of Wight

By the end of the 13th century it was owned by the Lisle family of Wootton.

When Sir John Lisle died in 1523, it became part of the Wootton estate.

Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek SSSI

Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek is a 424.2 hectare Site of special scientific interest which stretches along the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight, from Wootton Bridge past Ryde and Seaview to Seagrove Bay.

Segsbury Camp

Segsbury Camp or Segsbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort on the crest of the Berkshire Downs, near the Ridgeway above Wantage, in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England.

Smith of Wootton Major

The most recent (2005) edition, edited by Verlyn Flieger, includes a previously unpublished essay by Tolkien, explaining the background and just why the elf-king spent so long in Wootton Major.

United Kingdom Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge

The 2010 finalists were: Abbeyfield School, Bradford Grammar School, The Community Science College @ Thornhill, Dinnington Comprehensive School, Girls Aloft (Victoria College), Horsforth Secondary School, John Leggott College, Lostock Hall, Royal Liberty School, Thornton Grammar School, Wootton Bassett School and Worksop College.

Wackland Manor

It was held in the 13th century under the Lisles of Wootton, but in 1311–12 was said to be held of Ralph de Gorges of Knighton Gorges Manor.

Weaver Hills

About a mile south of the main peak is Wootton Lodge and Wootton Hall, whose claims to fame include that Jean-Jacques Rousseau rented the Hall in 1766.

Windebank

Sir Thomas Windebank, 1st Baronet (born c. 1612), M.P. for Wootton Bassett and supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.

Wootton Lodge

Exterior shots of Wootton Lodge were used in the 1947 Technicolor film Blanche Fury, which starred Valerie Hobson and Stewart Granger.

Wootton, Bedfordshire

But by 1971, the population had climbed to 2,386, a 35.61% (1010 residents) increase within ten years.

Wootton, Vale of White Horse

There are a few shops in Wootton, including two convenience stores, a pharmacy, and a chip shop.

Wootton, West Oxfordshire

In 1787 the Rev. Charles Parrott, sometime vicar of Saham Toney in Norfolk, died leaving a bequest for a school to be founded and run in Wootton.


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