Tumbling Weir
The Tumbling Weir is a circular weir in the town of Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England, that allows water from a leat or man-made stream to reach the River Otter.Photo: allanhenderson, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Raleigh House and Ottery St Mary Library.
Raleigh House
Building
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raleigh House is a building, which is situated 370 feet northeast of Tumbling Weir.
Ottery St Mary Library
Library
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ottery St Mary Library is situated 1,500 feet east of Tumbling Weir.
The King’s School
School
Photo: Rob Purvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The King's School is a secondary school and sixth form located in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. It was established as a choir school by the bishop John Grandisson in 1335, but was replaced by a grammar school by Henry VIII in 1545. The King’s School is situated 1,900 feet west of Tumbling Weir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairmile and Fluxton.
Fairmile
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fairmile is a hamlet in the English county of Devon. In the late 1990s, Fairmile became a focus of direct action protest activities, as squatters attempted to stop the construction of the A30 link road between Honiton and Exeter.
Fluxton
Hamlet
Photo: Rob Purvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fluxton is a hamlet situated in the Otter Valley, East Devon. It is made up predominantly of old farmhouses and new barn conversions and has a population of approximately 99. Fluxton is situated 1½ miles south of Tumbling Weir.
Alfington
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alfington is a small village in East Devon, on the River Otter. It is 2 miles north-east of Ottery St Mary. The church of St James was built of brick in the Early English style in 1849–52 to designs by the architect William Butterfield. Alfington is situated 2 miles northeast of Tumbling Weir.
Tumbling Weir
- Type: Weir
- Description: Circular weir in Devon, England
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Ottery St. Mary, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.75055° or 50° 45′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.28475° or 3° 17′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C2RQP28+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 539312270OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=weirWikidata ID
Q7852590
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