Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery", is a community and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, regarding 10 miles (16 kilometres) east of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the parish, that includes the towns of Metcombe, Fairmile, Alfington, Tipton St John, Wiggaton, and (up until 2017) West Hill, had a population of 7,692. The population of the metropolitan location alone at the 2011 census was 4,898. There are 2 electoral wards in Ottery (Rural & Town). The overall population of both wards, consisting of the surrounding civil parish 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 attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Otri' as well as 'Otrei'. 'Oteri Sancte Marie' is first stated 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' element refers to the truth that the community belonged to the church of St Mary in Rouen in 1086. Ottery's remarkable buildings include the Tumbling Weir and also St Mary's church. The town is the site of The King's School, now an extensive college, a previous grammar school founded in 1545 by Henry VIII, and Ottery St Mary Primary School. The town as it now stands, comprises numerous independent shops, primarily in Mill Street, Silver Street and also Yonder Street. An area known as 'The Square', is the heart of Ottery St Mary. There are pubs, restaurants, and coffee and tea rooms. Ottery gives services, work, as well as a variety of searching for neighborhood citizens along with site visitors from close-by villages and also communities. Visitors often originate from additional afield and abroad. Historical Features are within walking distance from parking areas permitting citizens and also visitors to delight in both background as well as buying with each other.
