Wootton, Kent

Wootton
Wootton
Wootton shown within Kent
Population	372 (2011 Census)
Civil parish	Denton with Wootton
District	Dover
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Canterbury
Postcode district	CT4
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
List of places UK England Kent 51°10′30″N 1°10′48″E / 51.175°N 1.18°E / 51.175; 1.18Coordinates: 51°10′30″N 1°10′48″E / 51.175°N 1.18°E / 51.175; 1.18

Wootton is a village near Dover in Kent, England. It was the birthplace of the mathematician and surveyor Leonard Digges, who some claim invented a functioning telescope some time between 1540 and 1559.

It once had a Baptist chapel, linked to the Eythorne Baptist Church group. The worldwide known Lydden Hill Race Circuit, the so-called "Home of Rallycross", is located near Wootton village. The civil parish is called Denton with Wootton.

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