A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
OTTERHAM, a village and a parish in Camelford district, Cornwall. The village stands on the rivulet Attery6¼ miles N N E of Camelford, and 11½ W N W of Launceston r. station; and was known at Domesday as Othram. The parish comprises 3, 262 acres. Post-town, Roscastle. Real property, £1,086. Pop. in 1851, 198; in 1861, 160. Houses, 30. The property is divided among a few. . The manor belonged anciently to the Earl of Mortaigne; passed to the Champernownes, the Coplestons and others; and belongs now to G. W. Owen, Esq There are several barrows. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £174.* Patron,H Daw, Esq. The church is ancient, with a tower; and is in very bad repair.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Otterham AP/CP Camelford RegD/PLU Cornwall AncC |
| Place names: | OTHRAM | OTTERHAM |
| Place: | Otterham |
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