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Monkokehampton is a village and civil parish in West Devon, England. The village lies on the River Okement, about 3 miles (4.8 km) east-north-east of Hatherleigh.[1] The parish is bounded by Hatherleigh, Exbourne, Broadwoodkelly and Iddesleigh,[2] and had a population of 139 at the 2011 Census.[3]
| Monkokehampton | |
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 Monkokehampton Post Office in 1995 | |
  Monkokehampton Location within Devon | |
| Area | 4.6258 km2 (1.7860 sq mi) |
| Population | 139 (2011) |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SS582054 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WINKLEIGH |
| Postcode district | EX19 |
| Dialling code | 01837 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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Alternative names for Monkokehampton are "Monk Okehampton", "Okehampton" and "Okehampton Monk".[4]
Features
There are 16 listed buildings in Monkokehampton.[5] Monkokehampton has a church called All Saints.[6]
History
Monkokehampton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Monuchementone/Monacochamentona.[7] Monk Okehampton once belonged to Glastonbury Abbey.[8] The parish was historically in the Black Torrington hundred.[9] On the 25th of March 1885 Barntown, Upcott, and Lewersland were transferred from the parish of Monk Okehampton to the parish of Broadwood Kelly. The transferred area contained two houses in 1891.[10]
References
- "History of Monk Okehampton in West Devon - Map and description". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "Monkokehampton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Monkokehampton Parish (E04003339)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "History of Monk Okehampton in West Devon - Place names". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "Listed Buildings in Monkokehampton, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "All Saints, Monkokehampton". A Church Near You. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- "Devonshire M-R". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. Clarendon Press. p. 348. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "Monk Okehampton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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 Civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Devon  | |
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List of civil parishes in Devon | |
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| West Devon1,3 |
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| South Hams1 |
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| Teignbridge1 |
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| Plymouth2,4 |
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| Torbay4 |
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Bold text denotes a parish council referred to as a "town council".
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