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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Otterhampton like this:
OTTERHAMPTON, a parish, with a village, in Bridgewater district, Somerset; on the seaward reach of the river Parret, miles S W or Highbridge Junction r.station, and 5¼ N W of Bridgewater. Post-town, Bridgewater. Acres, 1, 117; of which 100 are water. Real property, £3, 109. Pop., 235. ...
Houses, 51. The property is divided among a few. Hill House is the seat of R. G. Evered, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £240.* Patron, J. Evered, Esq. The church is mainly later English, with a chancel of 1844; and comprises nave and aisles, with a tower. There are an Independent chapel and a Churchschool. .
Otterhampton is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Otterhampton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Otterhampton in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13135
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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