Monkokehampton

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Monkokehampton
Devon

Monkokehampton Post Office in 1995
Location
Grid reference: SS582054
Location: 50°49’52"N, 4°-0’52"W
Data
Population: 139  (2011)
Post town: Winkleigh
Postcode: EX19
Dialling code: 01837
Local Government
Council: West Devon
Parliamentary
constituency:
Central Devon

Monkokehampton is a village and parish in the Black Torrington Hundred of Devon. The village lies on the River Okement, about three miles east-north-east of Hatherleigh.[1] The civil parish is bounded by those of Hatherleigh, Exbourne, Broadwoodkelly and Iddesleigh,[2] and had a population of 139 at the 2011 Census.[3]

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] On the 25th of March 1885 Barntown, Upcott, and Lewersland were transferred from the civil parish of Monk Okehampton to that of Broadwood Kelly. The transferred area contained two houses in 1891.[9]

References

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