Venn Ottery

Venn Ottery
Venn Ottery  Venn Ottery shown within Devon
OS grid reference	SY078912
Civil parish	Newton Poppleford and Harpford
District	East Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	EX10
Dialling code	01395
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	East Devon
List of places UK England Devon

Coordinates: 50°42′47″N 3°18′22″W / 50.713°N 3.306°W / 50.713; -3.306

Venn Ottery, historically also spelt Fen Ottery, is a small village in East Devon, England. It lies 1 mile north of the larger village of Newton Poppleford.

Venn Ottery was an ancient parish.^[1] St Gregory's Church has a 15th-century tower, and is a Grade II* listed building.^[2] Venn Ottery became a civil parish in 1866, but in 1935 the parish was abolished and added to the parish of Harpford. In 1968 the parish was renamed Newton Poppleford and Harpford.^[3]

Venn Ottery Common, west of the village, is a nature reserve owned by the Devon Wildlife Trust. It is part of the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, a nationally important lowland heath area and site of special scientific interest.^[4]

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