Ottery St Catchpole

Ottery St Catchpole was a small village located in Devon, England. It was presumably named after a Saint Catchpole.
The village had both a Muggle and a magical community, the latter quietly established after the passing of the Statute of Secrecy in the 17th century. Four wizarding families were known to live around Ottery St Catchpole: the Weasleys, the Fawcetts, the Diggorys, and the Lovegoods.
==Known locations==
===The Burrow===
The Burrow was the home of the Weasley family, located in the south of the village and hidden behind hills and trees. On the other side of the village from the Burrow was a fairly large hill called Stoatshead Hill. This was also Harry Potter's temporary home during his time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
==Known residents==
*Arthur Weasley
*Molly Weasley
*Bill Weasley (c. 1970 - 1989; 1995 - 1997)
*Charlie Weasley (c. 1972 - 1991)
*Percy Weasley (1976 - 1995)
*Fred Weasley (1978 - 1996)
*George Weasley (1978 - 1996)
*Ron Weasley
*Ginny Weasley
==Etymology==
The name is most likely a reference to the real Devon town of . Ottery St Mary is near Exeter, the city where Rowling went to university, so it is plausible that she visited it, or at least had heard of it. There are also several locations near Ottery St Mary that include "Burrow" in their names, possibly making them namesakes for the Weasleys home. The word Ottery means "on the river Otter." Catchpole gives an impression of a Quidditch goal post or, perhaps, a fishing rod. However, Merriam-Webster defines "catchpole" as a Middle English term for a sheriff's deputy, usually assigned to collect a debt - possibly a humorous reference to the impoverished Weasleys.
==Behind the scenes==
*In the video game series for the seventh film, the areas of Ottery St Catchpole leading up to the Lovegoods were full of Whomping Willows, and in early 1998 infested by Inferi summoned there by Death Eaters on Voldemort's orders. As this is a task in the game, it cannot be considered canon.
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==Notes and references==
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