Countess Wear

English Etymology From a en weir the Countess of Devon had built across the River en Exe in the late 13th century, to prevent navigation upriver to Exeter; the weir was later bypassed by a canal. "Wear" or "Weare" is an obsolete variant of "weir". Proper noun Countess en wear Wear weir en suburb city/Exeter co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref SX9489.