Monkokehampton is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. The village lies on the River Okement, about east-north-east of Hatherleigh. The parish is bounded by Hatherleigh, Exbourne, Broadwoodkelly and Iddesleigh, and had a population of 139 at the 2011 Census.
Alternative names for Monkokehampton are "Monk Okehampton", "Okehampton" and "Okehampton Monk".
Features There are 16 listed buildings in Monkokehampton. Monkokehampton has a church called All Saints.
History Monkokehampton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Monuchementone/Monacochamentona. Monk Okehampton once belonged to Glastonbury Abbey. The parish was historically in the Black Torrington hundred. 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.
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