River Ottery
The River Ottery is a small river in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The river is about twenty miles long from its source southeast of Otterham to its confluence with the River Tamar at Nether Bridge, two miles northeast of Launceston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Cornwall, England
- Also known as: “River Attersey” and “River Attery”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Launceston Castle and St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Launceston.
Launceston Castle
Park
Photo: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Launceston Castle is located in the town of Launceston, Cornwall, England. It was probably built by Robert the Count of Mortain after 1068, and initially comprised an earthwork and timber castle with a large motte in one corner. Launceston Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of River Ottery.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Launceston
Church
Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Launceston is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Launceston, Cornwall. It is unusual for its carvings; the entire exterior of the original part of the church is built of carved granite blocks.
Launceston railway station
Railway station
Launceston railway station was situated in Launceston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was served by both the Great Western Railway and London and South Western Railway. Launceston railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of River Ottery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dutson and Launceston.
Dutson
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dutson is a hamlet northeast of Launceston in Cornwall, England, and on the A388 main road. It is in the civil parish of St Stephens by Launceston Rural…
Launceston
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Launceston is a town of 9,200 people in North Cornwall. Visitors come to see the 11th-century Launceston Castle, and the Launceston narrow-gauge heritage steam railway.
River Ottery
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“River Ottery” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Otri”
- Cebuano: “River Ottery”
- Cornish: “Otri”
- French: “Ottery”
- Slovenian: “Ottery”
- Slovenian: “reka Ottery”
- Slovenian: “River Ottery”
- Swedish: “River Ottery”
- Welsh: “Afon Otri”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Launceston Castle and Gordonhill.
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