In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Monk Okehampton like this:
OKEHAMPTON (Monk), a village and a parish in Okehampton district, Devon. The village stands on the river Okement, 2¾ miles E N E of Hatherleigh r. station, and 6½ N of Okehampton; has a bridge over the Okement, built at great cost in 1854; and is a pleasant place. The parish contains also the hamlet of Burrow; and its post town is Hatherleigh, North Devon. ...
Acres, 1, 488. Real property, £1, 494. Pop., 272. Houses, 48. The manor belongs to H. Mallett, Esq. A grange to Tavistock abbey was here, and gave rise to the prefix name Monk. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £131.* Patron, Sir S. Northcote, Bart. The church was partly restored, partly rebuilt, about 1850; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower. There is a national school.
Monk Okehampton through time
Monk Okehampton is now part of West Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Monk Okehampton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Monk Okehampton in West Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1881
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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