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A vision of Britain through time
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WOTTON, a parish and a hundred in Surrey. The parish lies 3¼ miles WSW of Dorking r. station, includes part of Oakwood chapelry, and is in Dorking district. Post town, Dorking. Acres, 4,176. Real property, £3,955. Pop., 823. Houses, 159. The manor, with W. House, belongs to W. J. Evelyn, Esq. Tanhurst is the residence of Sir E. V. Williams; Jayes Park, of L. Steere, Esq.; and Portnells, of W. Nicholson, Esq. Leith Hill is here, and has been separately noticed. There are brick, tile, and pottery-works. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £548.* Patron, W. J. Evelyn, Esq. The church was recently repaired. Charities, £55. J. Evelyn, the author of "Sylva,'' was a native.-The hundred contains 5 parishes. Acres, 29,542. Pop., 10,483. Houses, 1,989.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Wotton CP/AP Wotton Hundred Dorking RegD/PLU Surrey AncC |
| Place: | Wotton |
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