| Static Image Name: | North Wootton - geograph.org.uk - 386242.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | North Wootton |
| Official Name: | North Wootton |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | South West England |
| Os Grid Reference: | ST655145 |
| Population: | 50 |
| Population Ref: | [1] |
| Civil Parish: | North Wootton |
| Unitary England: | Dorset |
| Shire County: | Dorset |
| Constituency Westminster: | West Dorset |
| Post Town: | Sherborne |
| Postcode District: | DT9 |
| Postcode Area: | DT |
North Wootton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated approximately 1.5miles southeast of Sherborne. It is sited on a narrow band of Cornbrash limestone, with Oxford clay adjacent to the southeast and Forest Marble to the northwest.[2] In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 50.[1]
The land of the parish has traditionally been owned by the owner of Sherborne Castle, so past owners have included Sir Walter Raleigh and bishops of Salisbury Cathedral. Residents of the parish previously had to take the deceased to Sherborne Abbey for burial; this arrangement stopped in 1618.[3]