Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery" (icon or local), is a town in the East Devon

East Devon

East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Sidmouth, and the largest town is Exmouth.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Honiton with the urban districts of Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Ottery St. Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth...

 district of Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, England, on the River Otter

River Otter

    Not to be confused with the animal Otter or the River Ottery in CornwallThe River Otter rises in the Blackdown Hills just inside the county of Somerset, near Otterford, then flows south for some 32 km through East Devon to the English Channel at the western end of Lyme Bay, part of...

, about ten miles east of Exeter

Exeter

Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...

 on the B3174. It is part of a large civil parish of the same name, which also covers the villages of West Hill

West Hill, Devon

West Hill is a village in the East Devon district of Devon, England. The village lies approximately 2 miles south west of Ottery St Mary, its nearest town. West Hill can be accessed by the nearby A30 road. The village has a primary school and a village hall, which is located by the local...

, Metcombe, Fairmile

Fairmile, Devon

For the boat builder, see Fairmile MarineFairmile is a hamlet in the English county of Devon. It lies on the former A30 trunk road approximately west of Honiton, where this road crosses the Talaton to Ottery St Mary road, in the valley of the River Tale...

, Alfington

Alfington

Alfington is a small village in East Devon, on the River Otter. It is 2 miles north-east of Ottery St Mary.-External links:*...

, Tipton St John

Tipton St John

Tipton St John is a village in the civil parish of Ottery St Mary in the English county of Devon. It has a population of around 350. The village is built on rising ground overlooking the River Otter.-Railway:...

 and Wiggaton. It has a population of 7,692.

The place-name 'Ottery St Mary' is first attested in the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...

 of 1086, where it appears as 'Otri' and 'Otrei'.