Towns & cities · South West England
Otterford
Otterford — village and civil parish in Somerset, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Otterford is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 356 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.9247°, -3.1040°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Blackdown Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Otterford is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated on the Blackdown Hills, 7 miles (11.3 km) south of Taunton. The village has a population of 356. The River Otter rises close to Otterford.
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Background
History
A series of round barrows on Brown Down are known as Robin Hood's Butts. The village was named Oteriford in a Taunton charter of 854 by King Æthelwulf of Wessex. The parish of Otterford was part of the Taunton Deane Hundred.
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- Coordinates
- 50.9247, -3.1040
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Otterford
- Postcode
- TA3 7EE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Population
- 356
Sources
- wikidata: Q958176 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Otterford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Otterford church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Otterford?
- Otterford is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA3 7EE), in the parish of Otterford.
- Is Otterford a protected site?
- Yes — Otterford is part of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Otterford free to visit?
- Yes, Otterford is free to enter.
- How do I get to Otterford?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TA3 7EE. It sits within the Taunton and Wellington parliamentary constituency.