Wootton Wawen
Village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wootton Wawen /ˈwʊtən ˈwoʊ.ən/ is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. The village is on the A3400 in mid-western Warwickshire, about 20 miles (32 km) from Birmingham, about 2 miles (3 km) south of Henley-in-Arden and about 6.5 miles (10 km) north of Stratford-upon-Avon. The soil is a strong clay and some arable crops are grown, but the land is mainly in pasture. The common fields were inclosed in 1776, but some inclosures had already been made about 1623.[2]
Wootton Wawen | |
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St Peter's parish church, viewed from the south | |
Location within Warwickshire | |
Population | 1,318 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SP153630 |
• London | 108 miles (174 km) SE |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HENLEY-IN-ARDEN |
Postcode district | B95 |
Dialling code | 01564 |
Police | Warwickshire |
Fire | Warwickshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council Website for Wootton Wawen |
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The scenery is wooded and undulating, rising from about 200 feet (61 m), in the south to 488 feet (149 m), in the north-west at College Farm, above Forde Hall. Near here is Mockley Wood, which, with May's Wood in the centre of the parish and Austy Wood near Edstone, is one of the larger blocks of woodland.[3] The older part of the village straddling the A3400 is designated as a Conservation Area because of its open, rural character and many historic buildings.