Monk Okehampton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Monk Okehampton
Historical Forms
- Monacochamentona 1086 DB(Exon)
- Monuchementone
- Munekeokementon 1242 Fees784
- Monkochmentone 1265 Exon
- Monk Oakinton 1675 Ogilby
- Monke Ockhampton oth. Monk Ockington 1759 Recov
Etymology
'Farm on the river Okement' (supra ii). In DB the manor belonged to Baldwin the sheriff, having been in the possession of one Olnot (i.e. Wulfnōþ ) TRE. If the place was ever monastic property it must have been at some date before the 11th cent.We have further trace of these holders in Monkleigh infra and Monk's Mill Fm (6″), just over the border in Hatherleigh parish.