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Wootton, Northamptonshire history
Domesday Book
In the Domesday Book, Wootton is described as “Wetone” The names probably have the Saxon origin of “Wudutun” and mean settlement or farmstead in, or by, a wood, which may have been Salcey Forest.
Church
The thirteenth century Parish Church of St. George, The Martyr, stands in a conservation area and is a Group 1 listed building. It was restored in 1865 and re-dedicated in 1991 after a £93,000 restoration programme.
17th and 18th centuries
Little of Wootton dates from earlier than Stuart times. Most of the stone houses are late 17th or early 18th century stone houses. Many of these houses were originally thatched, as can be seen from the steep pitch of the roof.
19th century
There was a short-lived attempt to extract iron ore at Wootton in a field “at the back of the workhouse” The ore was probably taken to Bridge Street Station at Northampton by horse and cart. The report is in the Northampton Mercury for 24 January 1852.
Royal Pioneer Corps
The Northamptonshire Regiment and later Royal Pioneer Corps were stationed at the former Quebec Barracks. During the war the corps had an ammunition dump hidden in woods at Yardley Chase, where signs still remain. The site is now used for a housing estate, including the old workhouse.
1980s urban expansion
The village backs on to several modern housing estates including Wootton Fields and the area previously occupied by the army barracks. The development and loss of village character occurred during the 1980s and 1990s as the town expanded south towards the M1 motorway.
2008 expansion proposals
Further urban expansion of Northampton was being planned in October 2008 with another 13,500 houses and additional infrastructure in rural areas around Grange Park, Quinton and Preston Deanery.
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