Monkokehampton

Monkokehampton is a village and civil parish in West Devon, England. The village lies on the River Okement, about 3 miles (4.8 km) east-north-east of Hatherleigh.^[1] The parish is bounded by Hatherleigh, Exbourne, Broadwoodkelly and Iddesleigh,^[2] and had a population of 139 at the 2011 Census.^[3]

Monkokehampton
Monkokehampton Post Office in 1995
Monkokehampton Location within Devon
Area	4.6258 km2 (1.7860 sq mi)
Population	139 (2011)
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SS582054
Civil parish	Monkokehampton
District	West Devon
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WINKLEIGH
Postcode district	EX19
Dialling code	01837
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Central Devon
List of places UK England Devon 50.831077°N 4.0143975°W / 50.831077; -4.0143975

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] 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 two houses in 1891.^[10]