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Wootton (also known as ''Wootton Bridge'') is a village and electoral ward with about 3,000 residents on the Isle of Wight, first recorded around the year 1086.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wootton Bridge Historical - History - Wootton )〕 Wootton is found midway between the towns of Ryde and Newport, which are 7 miles apart, and historically centred on the old parish church of St Edmund. The hamlet of Wootton Common to the south, centres on the crossroads that bears its name. The newer village of Wootton Bridge is found in the area immediately west of Wootton Creek, and the parish council that bears its name is now responsible for the whole of the Wootton area. Southern Vectis bus routes 4, 9 and 34 link Wootton with the towns of Newport, Ryde and East Cowes, including intermediate villages. ==Village name== Wootton's name is said to mean "Woodtown", which means a clearing in a forest, although other interpretations do exist. The first known mention of the town as "Odetone" or "Wootten" was in 1086, and the name has evolved and changed much over the past millennium.〔 More recently, following the construction of the bridge across Wootton Creek, the name "Wootton Bridge" has been used to describe the settlement closest to it, however this name is now also used by some to refer to the whole of Wootton. This is possibly due in part to Royal Mail, who used the name "Wootton Bridge" to differentiates Wootton from the 19 other Woottons found across England. "Wootton Bridge" is described by some as the "modern name"〔 for the area. However, "Wootton" remains firmly established on wayfinding signs and maps of the island, including those of Ordnance Survey〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=OS Maps )〕 and remains the most popular name for the area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wootton, Isle of Wight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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