Grotto Island

Grotto Island is an island in Wotton Underwood, Aylesbury Vale, England. Grotto Island is situated nearby to the village Wotton Underwood, as well as near Ludgershall.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wotton House and Church of St John the Baptist, Dorton.

Wotton House

Building

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Wotton House, Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England, is a stately home built between 1704 and 1714, to a design very similar to that of the contemporary version of Buckingham House.

Church of St John the Baptist, Dorton

Church

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Church of St John the Baptist, Dorton is situated 1½ miles south of Grotto Island.

Dorton House is a Jacobean country house near the village of Dorton in Buckinghamshire, England. It was built between 1596 and 1626. It currently houses Ashfold School, an independent preparatory school. Dorton House is a Grade I listed building. Ashfold School is situated 1½ miles south of Grotto Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashendon and Piddington.

Ashendon

Village

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Ashendon is a small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about nine miles west of Aylesbury and seven miles north of Thame. The toponym is derived from the Old English for "Hill overgrown with ash trees". Ashendon is situated 2 miles southeast of Grotto Island.

Piddington

Village

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Piddington is a village, about 4.5 miles southeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. It lies close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The 2021 census recorded the parish's population as 358. Piddington is situated 2½ miles west of Grotto Island.

Westcott

Village

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Westcott is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England, about 1 mile west of Waddesdon. The toponym is derived from the Old English for "west cottage". Westcott is situated 2½ miles east of Grotto Island.

Grotto Island

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Wotton Underwood, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.84344° or 51° 50′ 36″ north

Longitude

-1.01666° or 1° 1′ west

Elevation

282 feet (86 metres)

Open location code

9C3WRXVM+98

GeoNames ID

13285942

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