North Wootton, Norfolk

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North Wootton is part of the town of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. It is close to the Norfolk coast and is slightly smaller than the nearby South Wootton. North Wootton is near the village of Castle Rising which has connections to royalty^{[citation needed]}. Former marshland, drained by the Dutch^{[citation needed]} links the village to the coast. Predominantly a farming village, the village is now experiencing a period of growth owing to new developments, holiday retreats for Londoners being the most recent of these.

The old part is located around the small village green consisting of a few houses, an old schoolhouse and a former post office (now closed).

With the arrival of the railway, a station (now disused) was built in the west of the village towards the marsh. The railway connected to King's Lynn and Hunstanton. The old station waiting room is still extant though now part of a private house. The signal box was used by the local scout group for many years, but has now been removed for future use on a heritage railway outside the local area. The station would have been familiar to the Royal family being only 2.8 miles away across the River Babingley from Wolferton station which served the nearby Sandringham Estate.

The old Red Cat Hotel still stands and is run by the Irwin family. Open to the public and locals mainly in the evenings.

West Norfolk Rugby Club is based here. There are also some very good rugby teams of different ages. There is only one school, North Wootton Primary School, Headteacher Mr J. Williams.