Wootton Fitzpaine

Wootton Fitzpaine

Wootton Fitzpaine church
Wootton Fitzpaine
 Wootton Fitzpaine shown within Dorset
Population 345 [1]
OS grid referenceSY371957
DistrictWest Dorset
Shire countyDorset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Dorset
Fire Dorset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentWest Dorset
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Coordinates: 50°45′29″N 2°53′31″W / 50.758°N 2.892°W

Wootton Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in South West England. It lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Lyme Regis in a small side valley of the River Char, close to the Marshwood Vale. The civil parish covers an area of 3,307 acres (1,338 ha) and includes the ecclesiastical parish and small settlement of Monkton Wyld to the west.[2] In the 2011 census the civil parish had 180 dwellings, 134 households[3] and a population of 345.[1]

Wootton Fitzpaine village consists primarily of two small centres: a larger western part comprising the village hall and about 50 densely placed houses, and a smaller eastern part comprising about a dozen houses, the church and manor house.[4] The village is sited on greensand and has a history of being agriculturally relatively prosperous.[5]

The village name derives from 'Wodetone', meaning a farm close to a wood, plus the name of the manorial family, Fitzpaine.[6]

The parish church was built mostly between the 13th and 15th centuries but was restored and added to in 1872.[7] It lies within the grounds of the adjacent Wootton House,[6] a three-storey brick-built house constructed around 1765 but also restored and added to in the late 19th century.[7] The rectory dates from the end of the 15th century.[8] Twenty structures within the parish are listed by English Heritage for their historic or architectural interest.[9]

The Wessex Ridgeway and Monarch's Way long-distance footpaths pass through the parish, as does the Liberty Trail, a more local designated way.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Neighbourhood Statistics. Wootton Fitzpaine (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Wootton Fitzpaine". Dorset OPC Project. 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Neighbourhood Statistics. Wootton Fitzpaine (Parish). Dwellings, Household Spaces and Accommodation Type, 2011 (KS401EW)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Char Valley Village Communities Action Plans 2003. Wootton Fitzpaine Parish". Retrieved 12 November 2013. (Note: this document is also published by Dorset County Council at dorsetforyou.co.uk)
  5. ↑ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset (4 ed.). Robert Hale Ltd. p. 160. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Wootton Fitzpaine". The Dorset Historic Churches Trust. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1:West". British History Online (University of London & History of Parliament Trust). 2013 [1952]. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ↑ West Dorset Holiday and Tourist Guide. West Dorset District Council. c. 1983. p. 22.
  9. ↑ "Listed Buildings in Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset, England". BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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