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Wootton

village · North Lincolnshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Wootton is a common place name meaning 'Wudutun' in Old English, signifying a settlement or farmstead associated with a wood or forest. It indicates a location on the edge of or within a wooded area.

Word origins

Wootton
Old Englishfarmstead by a wood(from wudu "wood", tun "farmstead, settlement")