Wollaston, Northamptonshire

Wollaston
Houses in Hickmire, a street near St Mary's parish church
Wollaston Location within Northamptonshire
Population	3,491 2011 Census
OS grid reference	SP915625
• London	57 miles (92 km)
Civil parish	Wollaston
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode district	NN29
Dialling code	01933
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Wellingborough
Website	Wollaston 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]