Wotton
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Wotton may refer to:
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Places
- Wotton, Devon
- Wotton, GloucesterWotton, GloucesterWotton is a suburb of Gloucester, England. It is situated close to the city centre, the Royal Hospital, the city's railway station and to London Road....
- Wotton, SurreyWotton, SurreyWotton is a small village located on the A25 between Guildford in the west and Dorking in the east. Neighbouring villages include: the Abingers of Abinger Common, Sutton Abinger, and Abinger Hammer; Friday Street and Westcott...
- Wotton House, SurreyWotton House, SurreyWotton House is in Wotton near Dorking, Surrey, England. It is a grade II listed building. Originally a country house and the seat of the Evelyn family, it is now a training and conference centre.-Construction:...
, a Grade II listed building. Originally a country house and the seat of the Evelyn family, it is now a training and conference centre.
- Wotton House, Surrey
- Wotton-under-EdgeWotton-under-EdgeWotton-under-Edge is a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Located near the southern end of the Cotswolds, the Cotswold Way long-distance footpath passes through the town. Standing on the B4058 Wotton is about from the M5 motorway. The nearest railway station is...
, Gloucestershire - Wotton UnderwoodWotton UnderwoodWotton Underwood is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale District of Buckinghamshire, about north of Thame in neighbouring Oxfordshire....
, Buckinghamshire- Wotton HouseWotton HouseWotton House, or Wotton, the manor house in Wotton Underwood , was rebuilt from the ground up between 1704 and 1714, to a design very similar to that of the contemporary version of Buckingham House, as it is known from engravings...
(or Wotton), a Grade I listed building a country house in the English Baroque style, that was for many centuries the Grenville family seat.
- Wotton House
- Wotton, QuebecWotton, QuebecWotton is a municipality in Quebec....
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
People
- David WottonDavid WottonDavid Charles Wotton is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1975 and 2002, representing the electorates of Murray and Heysen....
, Australian politician - Edward Wotton, English zoologist
- Henry WottonHenry WottonSir Henry Wotton was an English author and diplomat. He is often quoted as saying, "An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." -Life:The son of Thomas Wotton , brother of Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton, and grandnephew of the diplomat...
, English author and diplomat - Mark WottonMark WottonMark A. Wotton is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL.-Playing career:...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Nicholas WottonNicholas WottonNicholas Wotton was an English diplomat-Life:He was a son of Sir Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe, Kent, and a descendant of Nicholas Wotton, lord mayor of London in 1415 and 1430, and member of parliament for the city from 1406 to 1429.He early became vicar of Boughton Malherbe and of Sutton...
, English diplomat - Paul WottonPaul WottonPaul Anthony Wotton is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yeovil Town. He began his career as a defender with Plymouth Argyle, where he captained them to two Football League championships before being released in the summer of 2008. Praised for his determination and leadership, he...
, football player for Southampton - Rob WottonRob WottonRob Wotton is a regular football presenter for Sky Sports and on Sky Sports News. He is a fan of Chelsea FC and his commentary has appeared on their club DVD.He has covered England games home and away for Capital Gold and worked with Jonathan Pearce....
, sports news presenter/reporter - William WottonWilliam WottonWilliam Wotton was an English scholar, chiefly remembered for his remarkable abilities in learning languages and for his involvement in the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns. In Wales he is remembered as the collector and first translator of the ancient Welsh laws.-Early years:William Wotton...
, linguist, historian, and critic
Other
- Lord Henry Wotton, a character in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Wotton (hundred)Wotton (hundred)Wotton was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England.The hundred included the parishes of Abinger, Capel, Dorking, Ockley, and Wotton.The hundred was granted to Sir Edward Zouche in 1620 by James I. It later passed onto the Earl of Onslow.-See also:...
, an ancient subdivision of the county of Surrey, England - Wotton Tramway
- Wotton Tramway locomotives
- Wooton School, fictional prep school from the book, The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. Originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage confusion, angst, alienation, language, and rebellion. It has been translated into almost all of the world's major...