Otterey St Catchpole/ St Mary /Exeter

[nick at dvd-films.freeuk.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 4500

> Actually what clinched the Exeter location for me was the portkey 
from Stoats Hill which I think is Stoke Hill, which belongs to the 
National Forestry Commission.

I've found a place in Devon known as Stoke Hill
http://www.devon.gov.uk/library/locstudy/gazsto45.html
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=294300&Y=94300&A=Y&Z=1

but I don't think that can be the place.


This however looks more promising:
( http://www.exeter.gov.uk/tourism/countryside/countryside.html )
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Stoke Woods

This woodland is situated on the northern edge of the City. Part of 
the wood is owned by the Forestry Commission and jointly cared for 
with the Exeter City Council. There are waymarked footpaths to follow 
and viewpoints across the Exe Valley. Or further information contact 
the Forestry Authority on 01392 832262.
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If only they gave a grid reference!

This looks good though: 
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=293516&Y=95032&A=Y&Z=3

And this came from www.romanmap.com
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Stoke Hill (sx9295)) is above and opposite the junction of the Culm 
with the Exe, Cullompton (st0107) is upriver. Culm (on) Culm 938 
derives from OW culm W cwlwm Co colm and colmen 'a knot'.  Margary 
makes no mention of roads connecting either of these forts to the 
next entry Isca Dumnoniorum Exeter (sx9192), or the previous entry 
Verteuia North Tawton (sx6699).
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Not that it says much, but at least it's a reference to the place!


> The description fits and it would also fit with the
> long walk from Ottery its just behind the uni campus which is about 
7 miles from Ottery.
 
> Sorry Penny. I've just realised I might have sounded disbelieving. 
I was but not of you. I was just amazed that in the three years I 
attended Exeter no mention was made of JKR attending. Stupid 
University. I very rarely read magazines no time or spare cash and if 
I manage to read the London headline and catch 9 o'clock news I'm 
lucky. 

You are behind the times... it's the 10 o'clock news now!

See... you can't have much spare time.

> Just to illustrate why I think I should have known that fact.
> 1996/7 My first year HP & PS published
> 1997/8 My second year HP & CS published
> 1998/9 My third and final year HP & PoA published.
> No mention of JKR in that time ever. Truly shocking don't you 
think? 

No... the books didn't really become famous until 1998/99, and you 
would have been studying hard then.

>They should have been plugging her stuff for all they were worth. 
Even this year they failed to stock GoF (I know I visited this 
summer) A big table with all her books plus suitable info seems 
appropriate to me. Its especially galling when I consider the effort 
they put into plugging one of my lecturers poor efforts. But then of 
course it was achildrens book and they aren't as important as 
academic tomes are they.

I'm not saying a word (re 'it was a childrens book').

Nick
(who is not a child)