Upper Wootton

Upper Wootton
Upper Wootton
 Upper Wootton shown within Hampshire
OS grid referenceSU5802654675
DistrictBasingstoke and Deane
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town TADLEY
Postcode district RG26 5
Dialling code 01256
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentBasingstoke
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire

Coordinates: 51°17′18″N 1°10′09″W / 51.288265°N 1.1693°W / 51.288265; -1.1693

Upper Wootton is a small village in the civil parish of Wootton in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Tadley, which lies approximately 4.8 miles (7.8 km) north-east from the village.

Woodgarston Motte

Half a mile north-east of the village is the overgrown ring motte known as Woodgarston Castle, a possible location for the 'Castle of the Wood' recorded as having been stormed by King Stephen in 1147.


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