Upper Wootton Explained

Static Image Name:File:Motte at Woodgarston Farm, Upper Wootton, Hampshire.jpg
Static Image Caption:Woodgarston Motte
Country:England
Official Name:Upper Wootton
Coordinates:51.2883°N -1.1693°W
Civil Parish:Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell
Shire District:Basingstoke and Deane
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Basingstoke
Post Town:TADLEY
Postcode Area:RG
Postcode District:RG26 5
Dial Code:01256
Os Grid Reference:SU5802654675

Upper Wootton is a small village in the civil parish of Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Tadley, which lies approximately 4.8 miles northeast from the village.

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.