Otterham

"OTTERHAM, a parish in the hundred of Lesnewth, county Cornwall, 6 miles N.E. of Camelford, its post town, and 12 W. of Launceston. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Attery, and on the main road from Stratton to Camelford. It is mentioned in Domesday Book as Othram, and after the Conquest was held by the Earl of Mortaigne, and afterwards by the Champernounes, Coplestons, and others. The soil consists of a dark loam, producing good grain crops. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Exeter, value £174. The church, dedicated to St. Dennis, is an ancient stone structure with a tower containing three bells. A Sunday-school is held at the church. G. W. Owen, Esq., is lord of the manor. There is a barrow situated near the road to Stratton."