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The name |
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The origin of the name of Woodton: Wdetuna,
settlement in the woods. Old English wudu (woods) + tun (enclosure,
settlement, farm)(1).
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Prehistory |
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seems that Woodton was already inhabited at the bronze
age. A number of Ring-ditches dated between 2350 BC and 701 BC
where identified between Church Road and Hempnall Road. |
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First reference |
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Woodton can be referred as Wodetuna, Wodetone, Wudetuna, Uidetuna
or Wootton. It seems that the first mention of the site is in the
Domesday book in 1086.
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Medieval village |
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A number of clues show that the medieval
village was certainly located in the area north to Church road. The
center was relocated (probably after the pleague) where it stands
now at a date that remains to be determined. |
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Did you know? |
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Church road was situated north to the church until at least 1797.
Indeed, the entrance to the church was moved to the south. The South
porch was built during the restoration in 1876-9. The photograph
shows the initial porch (Left/North) and the new one.
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Norfolk Directories |
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A number of Directories describe Woodton. The earliest I could
find at Norwich library dates from 1836. See their transcript.
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(1) A popular Guide to Norfolk Place-names
by James Rye - Larks Press. ISBN 0 948400 15 (go back) |
