South Wootton

South Wootton

Signpost in South Wootton
South Wootton
 South Wootton shown within Norfolk
Area  8.54 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Population 4,247 (2011)[1]
    density  497/km2 (1,290/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF648230
Civil parishSouth Wootton
DistrictKing's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town KING'S LYNN
Postcode district PE30
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°46′46″N 0°26′33″E / 52.77944°N 0.4426°E / 52.77944; 0.4426

South Wootton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of King's Lynn. It covers an area of 8.54 km2 (3.30 sq mi) and had a population of 3,717 in 1,450 households at the 2001 census,[2] increasing at the 2011 Cernsus to a population of 4,247 in 1,696 households. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The older part of the village grew up around the village green and St Mary's church, though there has been a fair amount of new housing built since the 1960s. There are two schools in South Wootton, South Wootton First School and South Wootton Junior School the former feeding into the latter.

The Church of the Virgin Mary in South Wootton is an Anglican church, led by the Rector, the Revd. James Nash.

Detail of a portrait of Anthony Hamond (died 1743) of South Wootton. Attributed to Thomas Bardwell. Hamond was one of the brothers-in-law of Sir Robert Walpole.

Notes

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.

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