Upper Wootton
From Wikishire
| Upper Wootton | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Woodgarston Motte | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU580547 |
| Location: | 51°17’18"N, 1°10’9"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Tadley |
| Postcode: | RG26 |
| Dialling code: | 01256 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Basingstoke |
Upper Wootton is a small village in the north of Hampshire. Its nearest town is Tadley, which is on the Berkshire border and five miles north-east of Upper Wootton.
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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