Okehampton

Okehampton

      town (“parish”), West Devon borough, administrative and historic county of Devon, England. It lies on the northern edge of the wild heathland known as Dartmoor. There was originally a Saxon settlement on the site, but this was abandoned after the Norman Conquest in 1066, when a castle was built, the keep of which remains. The town received its first charter of incorporation during the reign of Edward I (1272–1307). Today Okehampton is a small rural service centre. Pop. (2001) 5,846.

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