Wotter
Wotter is a village near Shaugh Prior on the south western edge of Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village was founded in 1906: previously, there had only been a farm and two houses between Shaugh Prior and Lee Moor.Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Wotter, Devon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brisworthy stone circle and Hemerdon Mine.
Brisworthy stone circle
Photo: Richard Johns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brisworthy stone circle is a stone circle on Dartmoor, Devon. It is located three miles east of the A386, northeast of the village of Shaugh Prior. It is three hundred metres from Ringmoor stone row and cairn circle, and is one of the archaeological sites found in the Upper Plym Valley. Brisworthy stone circle is situated 2½ miles north of Wotter.
Hemerdon Mine
Quarry
Photo: Southwesterner, Public domain.
Hemerdon Mine, also known as Hemerdon Ball Mine, Hemerdon Bal Mine and previously as Drakelands Mine is a tungsten and tin mine. It is located 11 km northeast of Plymouth, near Plympton, in Devon, England. Hemerdon Mine is situated 2 miles southeast of Wotter.
Great Trowlesworthy Tor
Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a granite tor on the southwestern edge of Dartmoor. It is located near the popular Cadover Bridge and is a popular walking destination. Great Trowlesworthy Tor is situated 2 miles northeast of Wotter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sparkwell and Cornwood.
Sparkwell
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sparkwell is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of Devon. Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425. Sparkwell is situated 3 miles southeast of Wotter.
Cornwood
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cornwood is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Roborough
Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roborough is a village in the South Hams of Devon, England. Former home of Plymouth City Airport, Roborough lies just outside the northern boundary of the city of Plymouth on the main road to Tavistock, and is a popular dormitory village. Roborough is situated 3½ miles west of Wotter.
Wotter
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Shaugh Prior, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.43866° or 50° 26′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.03285° or 4° 1′ 58″ westElevation
781 feet (238 metres)Open location code
9C2QCXQ8+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1139078900OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Wotter” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wotter”
- French: “Wotter”
- Irish: “Wotter”
- Welsh: “Wotter”
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