Upper Wootton

Upper Wootton

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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