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Ottery St Mary, called “Ottery”, is a community as well as civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about 10 miles (16 km) eastern of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the parish, that includes the villages of Metcombe, Fairmile, Alfington, Tipton St John, Wiggaton, as well as (until 2017) West Hill, had a population of 7,692. The population of the city area alone at the 2011 census was 4,898. There are two electoral wards in Ottery (Rural & Town). The complete population of both wards, consisting of the adjacent civil church of Aylesbeare, at the above census was 9,022. Historical 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 discussed 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’ aspect refers to the truth that the town came from the church of St Mary in Rouen in 1086. Ottery’s notable buildings consist of the Tumbling Weir and St Mary’s church. The community is the site of The King’s School, now a detailed school, a previous grammar school established in 1545 by Henry VIII, and also Ottery St Mary Primary School. The community as it now stands, makes up a number of independent stores, mostly in Mill Street, Silver Street and also Yonder Street. A location called ‘The Square’, is the heart of Ottery St Mary. There are pubs, dining establishments, and coffee and tea rooms. Ottery supplies services, employment, and a variety of buying neighborhood citizens in addition to site visitors from close-by towns and towns. Visitors frequently come from further afield and abroad. Historic Attributes are within walking range from parking lot permitting residents and also site visitors to take pleasure in both background and also purchasing with each other.