Wootton Courtenay
Wootton Courtenay lies entirely within the National Park in Somerset. The main settlement runs below the hillside of Wootton Common and the parish contains hamlets such as Huntscott, Brockwell and Ford.
Area: 1189ha; area within National Park: 1189ha
Population 2001 census: 280; occupied households: 144
County: Somerset; District: West Somerset; Ward: Avill Vale
Meaning of place name: in the Domesday Book it was simply Otone, meaning settlement by the wood. The Courtenay part was added in the 13th century when the Courtenay family became owners of the manor.
Wootton Courtenay village
| From 2001 census | Wootton Courtenay |
Exmoor average |
England average |
| population density: persons per hectare | 0.24 | 0.16 | 3.45 |
| % of population 15yrs old and under | 7.2 | 14.9 | 20.15 |
| % of population 60 yrs old and older | 44.0 |
25.95 |
20.75 |
| % males/ % females | 46/54 | 48/52 | 48/52 |
| average persons per occupied household | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| holiday and second homes: % of all household spaces | 11.8 | 9.92 | 0.64 |
| % population change since 1991 census | -4 | +2 | +4 |
Wootton Manor