Upper Wootton
Upper Wootton | |
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![]() Woodgarston Motte | |
![]() ![]() Upper Wootton Upper Wootton shown within Hampshire | |
OS grid reference | SU5802654675 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TADLEY |
Postcode district | RG26 5 |
Dialling code | 01256 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | |
Upper Wootton is a small village in the civil parish of Wootton in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Tadley, which lies approximately 4.8 miles 6.2 miles (10.0 km) northeast from the village.
Half a mile north-east of the village is the overgrown ring motte known as Woodgarston Castle, a possible location for the 'Castle of the Wood' recorded as having been stormed by King Stephen in 1147.
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