"yard" / Muggle money / "Ottery"

[bboy_mn]

No: HPFGUIDX 42956

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "hp_lexicon" <hp_lexicon at y...> wrote:
 
> 

> 
> eloiseherisson ?:
> > 
> > I have also used the Ottery St Mary analogy to suggest that 
> > Ottery St Catchpole is somewhere in south Devon, but to be fair,
> > we don't actually *know* that it is. It's obviously the 
> > inspiration for the name, but we don't  know the location.
> 
> I don't think that Ottery St. Catchpole is Ottery St. Mary, since 
> that's a fairly large town. But because of the Ottery in the name, 
> it almost certainly has to be located along the Otter River, don't 
> you think? If it were a Wizarding village, I wouldn't be so certain 
> that they would follow naming conventions like that (although they 
> probably would). But since it's a Muggle town, wouldn't you say that 
> it's a sure thing? Are there examples of towns in Britain that 
> include the name of the river but AREN'T located along or near it?
> 
> Steve
> The (not infallible) Lexicon

bboy_mn responds:

Ottery St Mary is not Ottery St Catchpole but for purposes of
estimating the cost of the taxi ride from the Burrow to London is as
good a place as any. I'll have to see if I can track it down, but I'm
sure one of the books says that Ottery St Catchpole is in Devon, and
Devon is not that big a place. Plus, Ottery St Mary is near the east
side of Devon, so for estimating the distance/cost by taxi to London,
it's an excellent reference point. 

Did you know that there is a Burrow Hill Fm (fm=farm????) just south
of  Ottery St Mary, and just west of Wiggaton, which places it less
than 1.5 miles from Ottry St Mary. (See MultiMap.com, which also has
aerial photo maps of the England/Wales/Scotland)

bboy_mn