Venn Ottery, historically also spelt Fen Ottery, is a small village in

East Devon East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council has been based in Honiton since February 2019, and the largest town is Exmouth (with a population of 34,432 at the time of the 2011 census). The district was formed ...

, England. It lies 1 mile north of the larger village of

Newton Poppleford Newton Poppleford is a large village and former civil parish situated on the A3052 road between Exeter and Sidmouth on the west side of the River Otter, now in the parish of Newton Poppleford and Harpford in East Devon, England, within the Eas ...

. In 1931 the parish had a population of 66. Venn Ottery was an ancient parish. St Gregory's Church has a 15th-century tower, and is a

Grade II* listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...

. Venn Ottery became a civil parish in 1866, but in 1935 the parish was abolished and added to the parish of

Harpford Harpford is a small village in East Devon, England. It lies on the east side of the River Otter, less than 1 mile north east of the larger village of Newton Poppleford. Harpford was an ancient parish. The parish was a strip parish, which in ...

. In 1968 the parish was renamed

Newton Poppleford and Harpford Newton Poppleford and Harpford is a civil parish in East Devon, England. It is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth, Otterton, Colaton Raleigh and Aylesbeare Aylesbeare is a village and civil parish i ...

. Venn Ottery Common, west of the village, is a nature reserve owned by the

Devon Wildlife Trust The Devon Wildlife Trust is a member of The Wildlife Trusts partnership covering the county of Devon, England. It is a registered charity, established in 1962 as the Devon Naturalists Trust, and its aim is to safeguard the future of the county's ...

. It is part of the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, a nationally important lowland heath area and site of special scientific interest.Devon Wildlife Trust website
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