[5][6]In early reports Wootton was predominantly a farming village, with over 60% of males engaged in agriculture.

[7][8] Even to this day there remains a large farming culture, with still around 25% of the working population engaged in agriculture.

It shows the influence of Erasmus Darwin, who also wrote similar topographic poetry on the district, and it was admired by many poets including Wordsworth.

Wootton is located about 1.5 miles off the B5032 Uttoxeter to Ashbourne road, and is served by the 409 bus service between those two towns, which stops at Ellastone village.

[14] The nearest railway station is in Uttoxeter around 8 miles (12.5 km) away which has regular trains to Crewe and Derby.