In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Otterham like this:
OTTERHAM, a village and a parish in Camelford district, Cornwall. The village stands on the rivulet Attery6¼ miles N N E of Camelford, and 11½ W N W of Launceston r. station; and was known at Domesday as Othram. The parish comprises 3, 262 acres. Post-town, Roscastle. Real property, £1,086. ...
Pop. in 1851, 198; in 1861, 160. Houses, 30. The property is divided among a few. . The manor belonged anciently to the Earl of Mortaigne; passed to the Champernownes, the Coplestons and others; and belongs now to G. W. Owen, Esq There are several barrows. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £174.* Patron,H Daw, Esq. The church is ancient, with a tower; and is in very bad repair.
Otterham through time
Otterham is now part of North Cornwall district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Cornwall has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Otterham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Otterham in North Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2606
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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