Wotton, Gloucester

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Coordinates: 51°52′5″N2°13′39″W / 51.86806°N 2.22750°W / 51.86806; -2.22750

Wotton is a suburb of Gloucester, in the unparished area of Gloucester, in the Gloucester district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. [1] It is situated close to the city centre (1 mile), the Royal Hospital, the city's railway station and to London Road. [1]

History

The name "Wotton" means 'Wood farm/settlement', the "St Mary" part being from the church is dedicated to St. Mary de Lode. [2] Wootton St. Mary was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cerletone. [3]

In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) John Marius Wilson described Wotton:

WOOTTON, [sic] a hamlet and a ville in St. Mary-de-Lode parish, Gloucestershire; adjacent to Gloucester city. Real property, £5,425. Pop. of the hamlet in 1851, 1,174; in 1861, 1,562,-of whom 578 were in the county lunatic asylum. Houses, 204. Pop. of the ville, in 1851, 56; in 1861, 91. Houses, 21. [4]

Wotton St Mary became a parish in 1866 [5] on 1 April 1966 the parish was abolished and became part of Barnwood, Barton St. Mary, Gloucester St. Catherine, Gloucester St. John the Baptist, Longford, Matson, South Hamlet, Wotton St. Mary Within and Wotton St. Mary Without. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 162 Gloucester & Forest of Dean (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN   9780319229118.
  2. "Wotton St. Mary Without or Longlevens Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. "Gloucestershire Q-Z and Welsh entries". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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  5. "Relationships and changes Wotton St Mary Hmlt/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. "Gloucester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 December 2022.