North Wootton, Dorset

North Wootton
North Wootton
North Wootton
North Wootton shown within Dorset
Population	50
OS grid reference	ST655145
Civil parish	North Wootton
District	West Dorset
Shire county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	West Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°55′43″N 2°29′31″W / 50.9285°N 2.4919°W / 50.9285; -2.4919Coordinates: 50°55′43″N 2°29′31″W / 50.9285°N 2.4919°W / 50.9285; -2.4919

North Wootton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the West Dorset administrative district approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow band of Cornbrash limestone, with Oxford clay adjacent to the southeast and Forest Marble to the northwest. In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 50.

The land of the parish has traditionally been owned by the owner of Sherborne Castle, so past owners have included Sir Walter Raleigh and bishops of Salisbury Cathedral. Residents of the parish previously had to take the deceased to Sherborne Abbey for burial; this arrangement stopped in 1618.

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