Wootton Bridge
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
WOOTTON BRIDGE (R4x48) 4C set New Forest SCD1- 8 1s turn RH 1½ times, 1M followed by partner casts down behind 2L crosses to end 2nd place own sides
9-16 2s+1s dance RH across and LH back
17-24 1s dance reels of 3 across (1L with 2s and 1M with 3s)
25-32 1s turn LH 1½ times, 1L followed by partner casts down behind 3M and crosses to 3rd place own sides
33-40 1s dance RSh reels of 4 on sides and 1s end facing 4s
41-48 1s+4s set twice and turn RH 1½ times on sides 2341
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Dance Information
Wootton Bridge is a large village, civil parish and electoral ward with about 3,000 residents on the Isle of Wight, first recorded around the year 1086. The parish also contains the settlement of 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.
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. The village of Wootton Bridge is found on the easternmost side of Wootton, bordering with Fishbourne.
More recently, following the construction of the bridge across Wootton Creek which carries traffic on the A3054, 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 differentiate this 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 and remains the most popular name for the area.
Wootton Bridge - Spanning Wootton Creek - Kite Hill
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