Wollaston, Northamptonshire

Wollaston
Houses in Hickmire, a street near
St Mary's parish church
Wollaston is located in Northamptonshire
Wollaston
Wollaston
Location within Northamptonshire
Population3,491 2011 Census
OS grid referenceSP915625
• London57 miles (92 km)
Civil parish
  • Wollaston
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode districtNN29
Dialling code01933
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteWollaston Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°15′23″N 00°40′10″W / 52.25639°N 0.66944°W / 52.25639; -0.66944

Wollaston is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) south of the market town of Wellingborough. The 2011 census recorded the population of the parish, including Strixton, as 3,491.[1]

Wollaston is from 160 to 260 feet (50 to 80 m) above sea level on hills east of the Nene valley. The soil is clay over subsoil and is on the old Wellingborough to London road. Summer Leys Local Nature reserve is nearby.

The Domesday Book of 1086 records the toponym as Wilavestone. In a document written in 1190 it is spelt Wullaueston. The name comes from Old English and is believed to mean the farmstead or village of a man named Wulfaf.[2]