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Otley.—market town, par., and township with ry.
sta., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Wharfe,
10 miles N. of Bradford and 196% miles from London—
par., 23,759 ac., pop. 17,787 ; town and township, 2370
ac., pop. 6806; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1 newspaper.
Market-day,
Friday. Otley appears in Domesday Book
as Othelia. It occupies a fine situation, and has many
interesting associations. Machine-making is the prin-
cipal industry; there are also worsted and leather mfrs.,
tanning, brick and tile making, printing, &c., and a good
trade in agricultural produce.—2. Otley, par. and vil.,
Suffolk—par., 2157 ac., pop. 630; vil., 6 miles NW. of
Woodbridge; P.O.

Otley Division, pari. div. of E. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, pop. 56,718.

Otmoor Common, large tract on E. border of Ox-
fordshire, adjacent to Bucks; covers about 4000 ac.,
and has yielded Roman pottery and other antiquities.

Otter, river, Devon; rises on the E. end of the Black
Down Hills, at the boundary with Somerset, and flows
NW. past Honiton and Ottery St Mary to the English
Channel at Otterton, 5 m. SW. of Sidmouth; is 24 m.
long, has fine scenery, and is much frequented by anglers.

Otter Ferry, vil., Kilfinan par., Argyllshire, on E.
shore of Loch Fyne, 10 miles NAV. of Tighnabruaich;
P.O.; here is a ferry (1% mile broad) across Loch Fyne
to Lochgilphead; Otter House, seat, is 5 miles NAV. of
Tighnabruaich.

©tterbonrac, par. and vil., Hants, in Itchin Yalley
—par., 1524 ac. (26 water), pop. 849; vil., 4 miles SW.
of Winchester; P.O.

©tterlmrn.—township and vil., Elsdon par., North-
umberland—township, 8563 ac., pop. 333; vil., on river
Rede, 4% miles N. of Woodburn sta. and 8 miles NE.
of Bellingham ; P.O., T.O.; near the vil. is Otterlmrn
Dene, seat; about 1 mile W. of the vil. stands an
obelisk, 25 ft. high, which is said to mark the spot
where the Earl of Douglas fell at the battle of Otter-
burn (1388).—2. ©tterlmrn, township, Kirkby in Mal-
ham Dale par., N. div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles
SE. of Settle, 1127 ac., pop. 39.

©tterden,par. and vil., Kent, 6%m. SW. ofFaversham,
1493 ac., pop. 165 ; near vil. is ©ttcrden Place, seat.

©tterford, par. and vil., Somerset, 7 miles S. of
Taunton, 2387 ac., pop. 405.

©tterhum, coast par. and vil., Cornwall, 12 m. NW.
of Launceston, 3262 ac., pop, 163; ©tterliam Rock
(133 ft. high) forms the S. point of Tintagel Bay.

©ttcrliampton, par. and vil., Somerset, 5 miles NW.
of Bridgwater, 1117 ac., pop. 239.

©tterington, ry. sta., North-Riding Yorkshire, 5
miles S. of Northallerton.

©tterington, North, par. and township (ry. sta.
Otterington), North-Riding Yorkshire—par., 4037 ac.,
pop. 624 ; township, 819 ac., pop. 75 ; contains ©tter-
ington Hall, seat.

©tterington, South, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Ottering-
ton, 1 mile E.), North-Riding Yorkshire, 1450 ac., pop.
349; P.O.

Otters Wick, bay, on N. side of Sandayisl., Orkney,
©ttershaw, eccl. dist. and vil., Chertsey par., Surrey
—dist., pop. 756; vil., 2% miles S. of Chertsey; P.O.;
in vicinity is ©ttersliaw Park, seat.

©tterspool, ry. sta., SAY. Lancashire, 2| miles SE.
of Central Station, Liverpool.

©tterston, seat and loch, Dalgetty par., Fife, 1%
mile NW. of Aberdour.

Otterton, par. and vil., Devon—par., 3479 ac., pop.
969 ; vil., on river Otter (2 miles N. of its mouth), 3%
miles SAY. of Sidmouth; P.O.; near the vil. is Otterton
Honse, seat.

Ottery, hamlet, Lamerton par., Devon, 3 miles NW.
of Tavistock.

Ottery, Upper, Devon. See Upottery.

Ottery Hill, eminence, Devon, in E. of co., 3 miles
SW. of Ottery St Mary.

©ttery Hill, East, eminence, on coast of Devon, near
Sidmouth; on one of its sides is an ancient camp.


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