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Otterton

Otterton proper noun: a village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0885).

otterton: a village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0885)
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Proper noun

Otterton

  1. A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0885).

Origin of Otterton

From the River Otter + -ton, recorded as Otritone in 1086 (DB).

Questions about Otterton

What does Otterton mean?
Otterton means a village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0885).
What part of speech is Otterton?
Otterton is a proper noun.

Words near Otterton in the dictionary

  1. ottersonas
  2. Otterspool
  3. Ottersweier
  4. Ottertail
  5. ottertaur
  6. Otterton
  7. ottery
  8. Ottery St Mary
  9. Ottesen
  10. Ottesens
  11. Otteson

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