In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upottery like this:
UPOTTERY, a village and a parish in Honiton district, Devon. The village stands on the river Otter, 5 miles NNE of Honiton r. station; and has a post-office under Honiton, and a cattle fair on 17 Oct. The parish includes Rawridge tything, and comprises 5,830 acres. Real property, £6,806. ...
Pop. in 1851, 1,042; in 1861, 940. Houses, 208. The manor, with U. House and about two-thirds of the property, belongs to Viscount Sidmonth. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £392.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of E. The church is ancient but good. There are Independent and Baptist chapels, a national school, and charities £17.
Upottery through time
Upottery is now part of East Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upottery itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upottery in East Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5661
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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