Wootton Bridge
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| Wootton Bridge | |
  Wootton Bridge shown within the Isle of Wight |
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| Population | 3,618[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | Isle of Wight |
| Ceremonial county | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ryde |
| Postcode district | PO33 |
| Dialling code | 01983 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Isle of Wight |
| List of places: UK • England • Isle of Wight | |
Wootton Bridge is a village and civil parish[2] with about 4000 residents on the western bank of Wootton Creek on the Isle of Wight in southern England.
Wootton Bridge was established as a separate village based at the crossing-point of the creek, but it has now merged with the village of Wootton on the eastern bank of Wootton Creek. The two villages have grown together and are currently one settlement which is often referred to as simply 'Wootton'. However, the official name for this community is 'Wootton Bridge'. Wootton Bridge is found midway between the towns of Ryde and Newport, which are 7 miles apart.
In 1969, 100,000 people visited Wootton Bridge for the largest pop concert to that date, the Isle of Wight Festival. Bob Dylan was the main act that was featured at the concert.
Southern Vectis bus routes 4 and 9 link the village with the towns of Newport, Ryde and East Cowes, including intermediate towns.[3][4]
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[edit] Wootton Creek and the bridge
There is a millpond on Wootton Creek formed by a sluice gate in the eponymous bridge. At one time there was a second sluice gate in the bridge that would use the tidal water from the millpond to power a mill grinding flour. The mill was demolished in 1962 to make room for more houses.
The pond is part of a Special Area of Conservation and is important for wildfowl and for bats. The heron has been adopted as the symbol of the village. Firestone Copse is a Forestry Commission woodland open to the public which is situated on the edge of the pond.
[edit] Features
The village has a station which is the western terminus of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
St. Edmund's Parish Church in Wootton Bridge dates from the 11th century. The Sloop Inn in Mill Square is another prominent building in Wootton Bridge. The Sloop Inn is about 150 years old.
[edit] Notable residents
Victorian admiral Sir John Baird, who died in 1908, is buried in the churchyard in Wootton Bridge.
[edit] References
- ^ Census data
- ^ English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004
- ^ Southern Vectis bus route 4. www.islandbuses.info (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Southern Vectis bus route 9. www.islandbuses.info (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
