In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Otterhampton like this:
OTTERHAMPTON, a parish, with a village, in Bridgewater district, Somerset; on the seaward reach of the river Parret, miles S W or Highbridge Junction r.station, and 5¼ N W of Bridgewater. Post-town, Bridgewater. Acres, 1, 117; of which 100 are water. Real property, £3, 109. Pop., 235. ...
Houses, 51. The property is divided among a few. Hill House is the seat of R. G. Evered, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £240.* Patron, J. Evered, Esq. The church is mainly later English, with a chancel of 1844; and comprises nave and aisles, with a tower. There are an Independent chapel and a Churchschool. .
Otterhampton through time
Otterhampton is now part of Sedgemoor district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sedgemoor has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Otterhampton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Otterhampton, in Sedgemoor and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13135
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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