Ottery St. Catchpole

Ottery St. Catchpole

Location information
Location	Devon, England
Permanent residents	Weasley family Diggory family Lovegood family Fawcett family

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Ottery St. Catchpole is a small town located in Devon, England.

The village has both a Muggle and a magical community, the latter quietly established after the passing of the Statute of Secrecy in the seventeenth century.^[1] Wizarding families that live in or near Ottery St. Catchpole include the Weasleys who live just outside in The Burrow, the Fawcetts, the Diggorys, and the Lovegoods.^[2]

1 Known locations
2 Known residents
3 Etymology
4 Appearances
5 Notes and references

Known locationsEdit

The BurrowEdit

The Burrow is 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 is a fairly large hill called Stoatshead Hill.^[2]

The Lovegood HouseEdit

The Lovegood family resides in a house shaped like a rook not too far from the Burrow, it is hidden amongst the hills and surrounded by gardens.^[1]

Paper shopEdit

There is a paper shop in the Muggle part of the village where a very pretty girl works as a shopgirl, who Fred and George have a liking for.^[3]

Known residentsEdit

Fleur Delacour (summer 1996 - 1 August, 1997)^[3]
Amos Diggory^[2]
Cedric Diggory^[2]
Mrs. Diggory^[2]
S. Fawcett^[2]
Luna Lovegood^[1]
Mrs. Lovegood^[1]
Xenophilius Lovegood^[1]
Paper shop girl^[3]
Red-haired Muggle boy^[1]
Arthur Weasley^[2]
Charlie Weasley (c. 1972 - 1991)^[2]
Fred Weasley (1978 - 1996)^[2]
George Weasley (1978 - 1996)^[2]
Ginny Weasley^[2]
Molly Weasley^[2]
Percy Weasley (1976 - 1995)^[2]
Ron Weasley^[2]
Bill Weasley (c. 1970 - 1989; 1995 - 1997)^[2]

EtymologyEdit

The name is most likely a reference to the real Devon village of Ottery St Mary. The word Ottery means "on the river Otter." Catchpole gives an impression of a Quidditch goal post or, perhaps, a fishing rod.