Okehampton
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Okehampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 7,313, which was slightly more than the 7,104 recorded at the 2011 census. The Okehampton built-up area had a population of 9,112 at the 2021 census, up from 7,647 in 2011.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Okehampton
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Baptist Chapel, Okehampton - geograph.org.uk - 1810420.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Baptist Chapel, Fore Street, built 1889
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Coat of arms of Okehampton Town Council.svg
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Coat of arms
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 80px
- UK place.population
- 5,922
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SX5895
- UK place.post_town
- OKEHAMPTON
- UK place.postcode_area
- EX
- UK place.postcode_district
- EX20
- UK place.dial_code
- 01837
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Central Devon
- UK place.civil_parish
- Okehampton
- UK place.shire_district
- West Devon
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Feudal barony
- Political representation
- Military presence
- Education
- Religion
- Sport
- Media
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Bus services
- Coach excursions
- Notable people
- Sport
- Nearby settlements
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Okehampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 7,313, which was slightly more than the 7,104 recorded at the 2011 census. The Okehampton built-up area had a population of 9,112 at the 2021 census, up from 7,647 in 2011.
Okehampton is situated at the northern edge of Dartmoor west of Exeter, north of Plymouth and south of Barnstaple.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Okehampton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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