Upottery
| Upottery | |
|---|---|
 Upottery church | |
  Upottery Location withinDevon | |
| Area | 23.89 km2(9.22 sq mi) |
| Population | 701 (2011 census)[1] |
| •Density | 29/km2(75/sq mi) |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Honiton |
| Postcode district | EX14 |
| Dialling code | 01404 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Upottery(originallyUp Ottery) is a rural village,civil parishand formermanorinEast Devon,England.
Location[edit]
Upottery takes up both sides of the upper vale of theOtterwhich flows to theEnglish Channelsouth ofOttery St Maryand is aclustered village.
Its northern limit forms the border withSomerset.Clockwise from which are the Devon parishes ofYarcombe,Stockland,Cotleigh,Monkton,LuppittandClayhidon.[2]
History[edit]
Parts of theparish churchof St Mary the Virgin date from the 12th century.[3]TheViscounts Portman,as in Portman Square and surrounding areas of London, which remain the family hands, held the manor house and main lands here for about two centuries but in 1934 inherited a property in Wiltshire which they substituted for this home, casting off local landholding also to other ownership, on sale.[clarification needed]
The former World War II airfield ofRAF Upotteryis in the outer parts of the parish.
Housing and demography[edit]
| Type | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Whole house or bungalow: Detached | 227 | 73.9% |
| Whole house or bungalow: Semi-detached | 51 | 16.6% |
| Whole house or bungalow: Terraced (including end-terrace) | 18 | 5.9% |
| Flat, maisonette or apartment | 9 | 3.1% |
Most, 81.6%, of housing is owned (with/without mortgage); the next largest category is 12.0% which is privately rented, next is socially rented which is 3.9% of the stock as residents identified in 2011.[1]7.8% of the 307 homes had (in 2011) no usual residents.[1]
TheUnited Kingdom Census 2011recorded the population of the parish as 701.
In media, literature and the arts[edit]
Fields and some houses featured in the 2001 television mini-seriesBand of Brothers.
References[edit]
- ^abcd"Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
- ^"Map of Devon Parishes"(PDF).Devon County Council.Retrieved7 July2016.
- ^"St Mary the Virgin Church, Upottery".Dunkeswell Mission Community.Retrieved1 December2014.
External links[edit]
- upottery,website supported by Upottery Parish Council
Media related toUpotteryat Wikimedia Commons
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