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)
• Density	497/km² (1,290/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF648230
Civil parish	South Wootton
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United 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 52°46′46″N 0°26′33″E / 52.77944°N 0.4426°E / 52.77944; 0.4426Coordinates: 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, 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. Canon James Nash.

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