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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Wikipedia
Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Okehampton railway station and Simmons Park.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a terminus railway… is situated 2,800 feet east of Okehampton Castle.

Park
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Okehampton Castle.

Museum
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a local museum in , , southwest England. is situated 3,000 feet north of Okehampton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Okehampton and Meldon.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town in , …

Hamlet
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of in , England. is situated 2 miles southwest of Okehampton Castle.

Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was a military narrow gauge… 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 Turkish—“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”
  • Turkish: “Okehampton Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: New Road Cross and Saxongate.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Parkland Substation and Okehampton Golf Club.

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Worth a closer look: Plymouth and Exeter.

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