Devon
West Devon District
Okehampton Hamlets

Okehampton Castle

Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in , England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Okehampton railway station and Museum of Dartmoor Life.

Railway station
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is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of in , England. The station closed to regular traffic in 1972, but heritage and occasional mainline services ran from 1997 to 2019. is situated 2,800 feet east of Okehampton Castle.

Museum
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The is a local museum in , , southwest England. It covers life in the area. The museum opened in 1981. It is housed on three floors in an early 19th-century mill and there is a waterwheel at the museum. is situated 3,000 feet north of Okehampton Castle.

Church
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2,800 feet north of Okehampton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Okehampton and Meldon.

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is a market town in , , , on the edge of with direct access onto the moor.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of in , England. It is 4 km south-west of . Its main features are the and Reservoir and the nearby . is situated 2 miles southwest of Okehampton Castle.

Locality
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The was a military narrow gauge target railway south of in , England, with a gauge of 24 inches. is situated 2 miles south of Okehampton Castle.

Okehampton Castle

Latitude
50.73085° or 50° 43′ 51″ north
Longitude
-4.00824° or 4° 0′ 30″ west
Elevation
594 feet (181 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C2QPXJR+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 372160385
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287049
Wiki­data ID
Q1419982
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Okehampton Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Okehampton Castle”
  • Chinese: “奧克漢普頓城堡”
  • Danish: “Okehampton Castle”
  • Dutch: “Okehampton Castle”
  • Finnish: “Okehamptonin linna”
  • French: “château d’Okehampton”
  • French: “Château d’Okehampton”
  • German: “Okehampton Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Okehampton”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Okehampton”
  • Russian: “Замок Окгемптон”
  • Russian: “Замок Окхамптон”
  • Swedish: “Okehampton Castle”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Okehampton Castle”. Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.