Monk Okehampton, Devon

Description
Okehampton, Monk, a village and a parish in Devonshire. The village stands on the river Okement, 2 1/2 miles ENE of Hatherleigh station on the L. & S.W.R., and 6 1/2 N of Okehampton. It has a bridge over the Okement, built in 1854, and is a picturesque place. Post town, Winkleigh; money order and telegraph office, Statherleigh. The parish contains also the hamlet of Burrow. Acreage, 1145; population of the civil parish, 191; of the ecclesiastical, 201. A grange to Tavistock Abbey was here, and gave rise to the prefix name Monk. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter; net value, £130 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Iddesleigh. The church was partly rebuilt about 1850, has been restored, and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower.