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VENN OTTERY

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"VEN-OTTERY, or Fen Ottery, a small village and parish on the west side of the Otter valley, three miles S. by W. of Ottery St. Mary, has only 134 souls, and about 1200 acres of land, belonging to Mr. Thos. Yelverton, Mr. J.R. Taylor, the trustees of the late Lord Rolle, and a few smaller owners. The manor was anciently held by the Furneaux family. The Church (St. Gregory,) has a tower and three bells, and is an ancient structure, except the chancel, which was rebuilt in 1832. The vicarage is consolidated with that at Harpford , , . and was endowed with the great tithes by R. Duke, Esq. The glebe is ten acres, and the tithes were commuted in 1840 for £290 per annum." [From White's Devonshire Directory (1850)]
A parish in East Budleigh Hundred, and the Archdeaconry and Diocese of Exeter.

General information:

Cemeteries

MIs for this parish are included in the Incledon index - see under Cemeteries on the main Devon page.
The Churches of Harpford and Fen Ottery, Devon, with a list of the vicars. (n.d.) [Westcountry Studies Library]

Church Records

Parish Registers going back to 1587 are held in the Devon Record Office - for details see Parish Registers in the Devon Record Office.

Transcripts of the Parish Registers going back to 1587 are held in a special collection in the Westcountry Studies Library - for details see Parish Registers in the Devon & Cornwall Record Society's Collection.

The Devon FHS publishes indexes covering (as of June 2004): Baptisms 1813-1839, Marriages 1754-1837, Burials 1813-1837 - for details see their book list.

Entered into the IGI (as of Jan 1993): Parish Church Christenings 1596-1837, and Marriages 1591-1837.

Dickinson, F.B. The early register of the parish of Fen Ottery, 1596-1680. Trans. Devon Assoc. (1901) xxxiii, pp336-362. [Transcript - contains Baptisms 1506-1680, Marriages 1591-1680, and Burials 1587-1680]

Description and Travel

Venn Ottery Common - description and pictures.

Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

Hamlyn, William. The Furneaux family, London: Hammett & Co. [1920]. [Raymond: Of Fenottery, Devon, Ashington, Somerset, etc. medieval-19th c.]
Skinner, A.J.P. Ayer of Fen Ottery. Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 9:2, (1916) pp.37-43.
Skinner, A.J.P. Ayer of Fen Ottery. Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 9:3, (1916) pp.93-95. [Correction to pedigree on p.37, vol.9. From Chancery Proceedings.]

Land and Property

Digitised 1840 tithe maps, including one of this parish, are available on the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership's website.

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Last updated: 12 Dec 2011 - Brian Randell

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