Monkokehampton

Monkokehampton is a village and civil parish on the River Okement, about 3 miles east north east of Hatherleigh railway station,[1] in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 139.[2] The parish touches Iddesleigh, Hatherleigh, Exbourne and Broadwoodkelly.[3] Alternative names for Monkokehampton are "Monk Okehampton", "Okehampton" and "Okehampton Monk".[4]

Monkokehampton

Monkokehampton post office
Monkokehampton
Location within Devon
Area4.6258 km2 (1.7860 sq mi)
Population139 (2011 census)
• Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Monkokehampton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

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 2 houses in 1891.[10]

References
  1. "History of Monk Okehampton in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Monkokehampton Parish (E04003339)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. "Monkokehampton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. "History of Monk Okehampton in West Devon Place names". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. "Listed Buildings in Monkokehampton, West Devon, Devon". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. "All Saints, Monkokehampton". A Church Near You. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. "Devonshire M-R". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  8. Eilert Ekwall (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 348. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  9. "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  10. "Relationships and Changes Monk Okehampton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 March 2019.


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