Ottery St Mary
Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery", is a town as well as civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, concerning 10 miles (16 km) eastern of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the church, that includes the villages of Metcombe, Fairmile, Alfington, Tipton St John, Wiggaton, and also (until 2017) West Hillside, had a population of 7,692. The population of the urban location alone at the 2011 census was 4,898. There are 2 selecting wards in Ottery (Rural & Town). The total population of both wards, consisting of the nearby civil church of Aylesbeare, at the above census was 9,022. Archaeological excavations in 2014, before a housing development at Island Farm, uncovered a middle ages longhouse dating to AD.1250-- 1350. Ottery is first confirmed in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it looks like 'Otri' and 'Otrei'. 'Oteri Sancte Marie' is first stated in 1242. The town 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 town belonged to the church of St Mary in Rouen in 1086. Ottery's notable structures consist of the Tumbling Weir and St Mary's church. The community is the site of The King's School, currently a comprehensive school, a previous grammar school established in 1545 by Henry VIII, and Ottery St Mary Primary School. The town as it currently stands, comprises numerous independent shops, mainly in Mill Street, Silver Street as well as Yonder Street. An area known as 'The Square', is the heart of Ottery St Mary. There are clubs, restaurants, and coffee and tea rooms. Ottery supplies solutions, work, and also a wide variety of purchasing neighborhood citizens in addition to visitors from neighboring towns and also towns. Site visitors commonly come from additional afield as well as abroad. Historical Functions are within strolling range from parking lot allowing residents and site visitors to enjoy both history and purchasing with each other.
