Countess Wear
Early-attested site in the Parish of Topsham
Etymology
Countess Wear takes its name from Isabella de Fortibus, Countess of Devon, daughter of Baldwin de Redvers, earl of Devon. She held the manor of Topsham and according to LGS (157) constructed the weir c. 1284 to injure the trade of the city of Exeter, she having been offended by the citizens of that place for some petty reason.