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Wootton Wawen - South Warwickshire

St. Peters Church & Wootton Hall | Wootton Wawen

Wootton Wawen Warwickshire | between Henley-in-Arden & Stratford-upon-Avon

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Historic Facts:  St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church just to the left of these images taken in front of Wootton Hall, and it might be Warwickshire's oldest surviving churches.  The original wooden church in Wootton Wawen was built around 730 A.D. by royal charter from King Aethalbad of Mercia to Earl Aethelric for a monastry called St. Mary.  Possibly destroyed by Viking invaders, St. Peter's was built around 1000 A.D. by a Danish - Anglo land owner.  Parts of the original stone remain to include part of the tower and arches enclosing the Saxon Sanctuary. 

 

Historic Facts: Wooton Wawen - the name & place.

The parish has existed since the Middle Stone Age.  Anglian folk in early Saxon times settled by the River Alne known to Celts as Alwen meaning 'bright' or 'gleaming'.  The parish then included Ullenhall and Henley-in-Arden.  The name derives from  "Wudutun" or "Uuidutuun" meaning by or in a wood.  Listed in the 1084 Doomsday Book as 'Wotone', landowner Wagen is listed.  Variations include 'Waghnes Wooton' and 'Wavens Wootton'.  The current name is thought to have been established since the 19th century, but has been listed in the 15th and 17th centuries.

 

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