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]
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Area | 4.6258 km2 (1.7860 sq mi) |
Population | 139 (2011 census) |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United 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
- "History of Monk Okehampton in West Devon". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "Monkokehampton Parish". Noims. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "Monkokehampton". Ordnance Survey. 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.
- Eilert Ekwall. The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 348. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "The Hundreds of Devon". GENUKI. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "Relationships and Changes Monk Okehampton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 March 2019.