Upottery (originally Up Ottery) is a rural village,

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and former manor in

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, England.

Location

Upottery takes up both sides of the upper vale of the

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which flows to the

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south of

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and is a clustered village. Its northern limit forms the border with

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. Clockwise from which are the Devon parishes of

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, Monkton,

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and

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History

Parts of the

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of St Mary the Virgin date from the 12th century. The

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, 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. The former World War II airfield of

RAF Upottery RAF Upottery (also known as Smeatharpe) is a former World War II airfield in East Devon, England. The airfield is located near the village of Upottery, approximately north-northeast of the town of Honiton. Opened in 1944, it was used by the Ro ...

is in the outer parts of the parish.

Housing and demography

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. 7.8% of the 307 homes had (in 2011) no usual residents. The

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recorded the population of the parish as 701.

In media, literature and the arts

Fields and some houses featured in the 2001 television mini-series '' Band of Brothers''.

References

External links

upottery.com
website supported by Upottery Parish Council {{authority control Villages in Devon