Woodton

Woodton

Woodton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 7 km north-west of the Suffolk town of Bungay, and 20 km south-east of Norfolk's capital city of Norwich.ref|osexp1

The civil parish has an area of 8.85 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 472 in 194 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.ref|osnncc

The village's name indicates a settlement in the woods. Over the years different variants of the name have been used, including "Wdetuna", "Wodetuna", "Wodetone", "Wudetuna", "Uidetuna" and "Wootton". A number of bronze age ring ditches dating from between the 23rd century BC and the 7th century BC have been identified in the area.ref|infhis

The church of Woodton All Saints is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

References

* Ordnance Survey (2005). "OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads". ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
* Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ". Retrieved December 2, 2005.
* Woodton.info (2005). " [http://www.le-net.co.uk/woodton/history.htm Woodton history] ". Retrieved December 16, 2005.

External links

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* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/w/woodton/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Woodton.
* [http://www.le-net.co.uk/woodton/index.htm Village web site] for Woodton.
* [http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/D5/Woodton_All_Saints/woodton_all_saints.html Website with photos of Woodton All Saints] , a round-tower church


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