Cotswold Line) and onwards to Cheltenham. Notable residents In the Second World War the Russian composer Nikolai Medtner and his wife lived in a secluded house outside Wootton Wawen, where he completed his Piano Concerto No. 3. Author Bill Watkins spent much of his youth in Wootton Wawen; his book A Celtic Childhood records his childhood adventures in and around the village during the 1950s. References External links History of Wootton Hall and its 'Secret Tunnel' Civil parishes in Warwickshire Villages in Warwickshire