Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery", is a community as well as civil parish in the East Devon area of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about 10 miles (16 km) east of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the church, which includes the towns of Metcombe, Fairmile, Alfington, Tipton St John, Wiggaton, and also (until 2017) West Hillside, had a population of 7,692. The population of the city location alone at the 2011 census was 4,898. There are 2 selecting wards in Ottery (Rural & Town). The overall population of both wards, consisting of the surrounding civil church of Aylesbeare, at the above census was 9,022. Archaeological excavations in 2014, ahead of a housing development at Island Farm, discovered a middle ages longhouse dating to AD.1250-- 1350. Ottery is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it looks like 'Otri' and also 'Otrei'. 'Oteri Sancte Marie' is first discussed in 1242. The community takes its name from the River Otter on which it stands, the river taking its name from the animal. The 'St Mary' component refers to the fact that the community came from the church of St Mary in Rouen in 1086. Ottery's noteworthy structures include the Tumbling Weir and St Mary's church. The community is the site of The King's School, now a comprehensive college, a previous grammar school founded in 1545 by Henry VIII, and also Ottery St Mary Primary School. The town as it now stands, consists of several independent stores, mainly in Mill Street, Silver Street and also Yonder Street. An area referred to as 'The Square', is the heart of Ottery St Mary. There are clubs, restaurants, and also coffee and also tea rooms. Ottery gives solutions, employment, and a wide variety of looking for local residents along with visitors from close-by towns and towns. Site visitors frequently originate from further afield and abroad. Historic Attributes are within strolling distance from parking lot allowing homeowners as well as site visitors to delight in both history as well as buying together.