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'''Upottery''' (originally '''Up Ottery''') is a small village in easter [[Devon]]. It stands in the valley of the [[River Otter, Devon|River Otter]], from which it derives its name, and the northern boundary of the parish lies on the border between Devon and [[Somerset]].
'''Upottery''' (originally '''Up Ottery''') is a small village in easter [[Devon]]. It stands in the valley of the [[River Otter, Devon|River Otter]], from which it derives its name, in the [[Axminster Hundred]].


The Census in 2011 recorded the population of the parish as 701.
The Census in 2011 recorded the population of the parish as 701.

Revision as of 15:52, 14 December 2019

Upottery
Devon

St Mary's, Upottery
Location
Grid reference: ST202076
Location: 50°51’47"N, 3°8’6"W
Data
Population: 701
Post town: Honiton
Postcode: EX14
Dialling code: 01404
Local Government
Council: East Devon

Upottery (originally Up Ottery) is a small village in easter Devon. It stands in the valley of the River Otter, from which it derives its name, in the Axminster Hundred.

The Census in 2011 recorded the population of the parish as 701.

Parish church

Parts of the parish church of St Mary the Virgin date from the 12th century.[1]

The site of a Second World War airfield, RAF Upottery, is located near the village.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Upottery)

References