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Places of Interest Nearby

Okehampton Castle

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Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, 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. Okehampton Castle is situated 3,800 feet north of 75.

Okehampton railway station

Railway station

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Okehampton railway station is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of Okehampton in Devon, England. The station closed to regular traffic in 1972, but heritage and occasional mainline services ran from 1997 to 2019. Okehampton railway station is situated 1 mile north of 75.

Museum of Dartmoor Life

Museum

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The Museum of Dartmoor Life is a local museum in Okehampton, Devon, southwest England. It covers life in the Dartmoor 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. Museum of Dartmoor Life is situated 1¼ miles north of 75.

Places in the Area

Okehampton

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Okehampton is a market town in Dartmoor, Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park with direct access onto the moor.

Rowtor Target Railway

Locality

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The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches.

Meldon

Hamlet

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Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct. Meldon is situated 2 miles west of 75.

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