Okehampton railway station
Okehampton railway station is a railway station in Okehampton, West Devon District, England. Okehampton railway station is situated nearby to Dartmoor Railway, as well as near The Arthur Westlake Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Okehampton railway station and Okehampton Castle.
Okehampton railway station
Railway station
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 Castle
Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2,800 feet west of Okehampton railway station.
Okehampton College
School
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton College is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Okehampton in the English county of Devon. Okehampton College is situated 1,400 feet north of Okehampton railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belstone and Rowtor Target Railway.
Belstone
Village
Photo: Graham Loveland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belstone is a small village and civil parish in the West Devon District of Devon, England. Belstone is situated 2 miles east of Okehampton railway station.
Rowtor Target Railway
Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 2 miles south of Okehampton railway station.
Meldon
Hamlet
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2½ miles southwest of Okehampton railway station.
Okehampton railway station
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Okehampton, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73246° or 50° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.9964° or 3° 59′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C2RP2J3+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 571415065OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_station
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