A large mound, locally known as
Galley Hill, has been designated a
Scheduled monument as it is believed to be a
Bronze Age Round barrow dating from 2600 to 700 B.C. A unique Romano-British linchpin, in the form of an upright thumb, was found by an agricultural worker in the 1980s. It was purchased by the
North Lincolnshire Museum. Wootton is an
Anglo-Saxon settlement and is recorded in the
Domesday Book as "Udetune". Inhabited by 8
villagers, 7 smallholders and 71
freemen, in over 40 households, it was considered 'very large'. The
lordship of the manor was jointly held by
Odo of Bayeux, a half-brother of
William the Conqueror and
Ralph de Mortimer, with Mortimer the
tenant-in-chief. To the North of the village is the Grade II* listed Wootton Hall which was built in 1796 for John Uppleby. Surrounding structures including a house (formerly one of a pair), a barn, the hall gates, and stables and other outbuildings, are also Grade II listed with
English Heritage. There was a village
windmill on Green Lane, but it was demolished in the mid-20th century. ==Community==