ST MARY'S, a market town in Devonshire, situated 159 miles west of London, and 10 miles east of Exeter. The church is very ancient, and somewhat resembles a cathedral. A very extensive woollen manufactory was lately established here by Sir George Yonge, and Sir John Dunlace, Barts. It has no corporation. It derived its name, as some suppose, from the river Otter, and that from the otters formerly found in it. This town was given by King Edward the Confessor to the church of St Mary at Rouen in Normandy; but was afterwards bought by Grandison bishop of Exeter; who made it a quarter college in 10 Edward III. and therein placed secular priests, with other ministers, to whom he gave the whole manor, parish, tithes, fines, spiritual profits, &c. which amounted to 30l. 2s. 10d. yearly.