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Medieval castle in Devon, England
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
Okehampton_Castle
Town in Devon, England
Okehampton (/ˌoʊkˈhæmptən/ or /ˈoʊkæmptən/) is a town and civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon. Okehampton is situated at the northern
Okehampton
Barony in medieval Devon, England
barony of Okehampton was a very large feudal barony, the largest mediaeval fiefdom in the county of Devon, England, whose caput was Okehampton Castle and manor
Feudal_barony_of_Okehampton
11th-century Norman nobleman in England
comprising 176 holdings or manors. He was feudal baron of Okehampton, seated at Okehampton Castle in Devon. Baldwin was originally from Meulles or nearby
Baldwin_FitzGilbert
English nobleman (1276–1340)
December 1340) of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle, Plympton Castle and Colcombe Castle, all in Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton
Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon
Hugh_de_Courtenay,_1st/9th_Earl_of_Devon
English nobleman and politician
December 1538), feudal baron of Okehampton, feudal baron of Plympton, of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle and Colcombe Castle all in Devon, was a grandson
Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter
Henry_Courtenay,_1st_Marquess_of_Exeter
English nobleman (1475–1511)
baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, was a member of the leading noble family of Devon. His principal seat was Tiverton Castle, Devon with
William Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon
William_Courtenay,_1st_Earl_of_Devon
Type of female ghost in folklore
her illness. An old ballad is sung about a ghost, that is haunting Okehampton Castle: "My Ladye hath a sable coach, with horses two an four. My Ladye hath
White_Lady
English nobleman
Baron Mohun of Okehampton, his ancestor having inherited as his share Okehampton Castle and remnants of the feudal barony of Okehampton, one of the earliest
Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon
Edward_Courtenay,_1st_Earl_of_Devon
"Marisco Castle" Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Okehampton Castle" Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Plympton Castle" Archived
List_of_castles_in_England
English noble (1303–1377)
the service of King Edward III. His chief seats were Tiverton Castle and Okehampton Castle in Devon. The ordinal number given to the early Courtenay Earls
Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon
Hugh_de_Courtenay,_2nd/10th_Earl_of_Devon
Castle, Herefordshire Montacute Castle, Somerset Nether Stowey, Somerset Norwich Castle, Norfolk Nottingham Castle, Nottinghamshire Okehampton Castle
List of motte-and-bailey castles
List_of_motte-and-bailey_castles
Civil parish in Cornwall, England
Earl of Devon (1303–1377), of Tiverton Castle in Devon and of Okehampton Castle in Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton, and feudal baron of Plympton. By his
Boconnoc
Extinct barony in the Peerage of England
(1527–1556), feudal baron of Plympton, feudal baron of Okehampton, etc., of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle, etc., the last of the old Courtenay Earls of Devon
Baron_Mohun_of_Okehampton
Country house in Devon, England
Courtenays also held from the 13th-century Okehampton Castle, their original seat in England, and later built Colcombe Castle, both in Devon. After the attainder
Tiverton_Castle
English jurist (c.1210 – c.1268)
Bracton came from Devon and held circuit courts there. The picture is of Okehampton Castle in Devon
Henry_de_Bracton
reading. Food could be transported to castles across relatively long distances; fish was brought to Okehampton Castle from the sea some 25 miles (40 km)
Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
Castles_in_Great_Britain_and_Ireland
French nobleman
barony of Okehampton in Devon, and half sister to his father's second wife, Maud du Sap. Through the marriage, he acquired Okehampton Castle. Elizabeth
Renaud_de_Courtenay
12th-century castle in Norfolk, England
at Framlingham, Ludgershall and Okehampton Castles. Indeed, while the park would originally have provided the castle venison and other products, it was
Castle_Rising_Castle
Ruined manor house in Devon, England
details of Gidleigh Castle are very similar to those of the contemporaneous rebuilding of the richer Courtenay family's Okehampton Castle, six miles to the
Gidleigh_Castle
Okehampton Castle
Grade I listed buildings in West Devon
Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_West_Devon
16th-century English politician
included Boconnoc in Cornwall and Okehampton Castle in Devon, and other remnants of the feudal barony of Okehampton, one of the earliest possessions of
William_Mohun
Historic manor in Devon, England
and of Northmore House (now the Town Hall), Okehampton, was an Attorney-at-Law, the owner of Okehampton Castle and was the Assay-Master of Tin for the Duchy
Stafford,_Dolton
Historic estate in Cornwall, England
1st Earl of Devon (1527–1556), feudal baron of Okehampton, etc., of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle, etc., the last of the mediaeval Courtenay Earls
Hall,_Lanteglos-by-Fowey
UK parliamentary constituency in England, 1558–1832
Castle Rising. Wedderburn was also elected for Okehampton, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Castle Rising. Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register
Castle_Rising_(constituency)
October 2023. p. 12. Bendall, Simon; Coward, Andy (April 2023). "Another GWR Castle power car stood down". Railways Illustrated. No. 242. Horncastle: Mortons
List of British Rail Class 43 (HST) power cars
List_of_British_Rail_Class_43_(HST)_power_cars
English entrepreneur and philanthropist
1840 – 29 April 1924) was an English entrepreneur and philanthropist in Okehampton, Devon, and Friern Barnet, Middlesex (now London). Born in Devon, he was
Sydney_Simmons
Baron Mohun of Okehampton, his ancestor having inherited as his share Okehampton Castle and remnants of the feudal barony of Okehampton, one of the earliest
Hugh_Courtenay_(died_1471)
Heritage properties containing links for any stately home, historic house, castle, abbey, museum or other property in the care of English Heritage. List of
List of English Heritage properties
List_of_English_Heritage_properties
Location maps of castles in England
Bickleigh Compton Dartmouth Drogo Gidleigh Hemyock Kingswear Lydford Marisco Okehampton Plympton Powderham Rougemont Salcombe Tiverton Totnes Watermouth Bampton
Maps of castles in England by county
Maps_of_castles_in_England_by_county
Village in Devon, England
Wayback Machine Palmer, D.W., 2004. "Lydford Castle Archived 7 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine." "Okehampton Turnpike Road". Turnpikes.org.uk. Minchinton
Lydford
Long-distance footpath in Devon and Cornwall, England
The Two Castles Trail is a waymarked long-distance footpath in Devon and Cornwall, England. It runs for 24 miles (39 km) from Okehampton in Devon to Launceston
Two_Castles_Trail
Major road in England
carriageway through Devon and into Cornwall, bypassing Whiddon Down, Okehampton and Launceston. At Whiddon Down the road previously had a roundabout,
A30_road
English nobleman of the Wars of the Roses
England. His seat was at Colcombe Castle near Colyton, and later at the principal historic family seat of Tiverton Castle, after his mother's death. The
Thomas de Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon
Thomas_de_Courtenay,_5th/13th_Earl_of_Devon
crown by Isabella Sanders, pp.70, 138 Pole, p.5 Historic England. "OKEHAMPTON CASTLE (440855)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 5 March
Feudal_barony_of_Plympton
Castle in Scotland
Taymouth Castle is situated to the north-east of the village of Kenmore, Perth and Kinross, in the Highlands of Scotland, in an estate which encompasses
Taymouth_Castle
Historic estate in Devon, England
Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon (1303-1377), seated at Tiverton Castle and Okehampton Castle, from whom the Courtenay family of Molland was descended. William
Newnham_Park
Title in the Peerage of England
(1276–1340), feudal baron of Okehampton, the great-grandson of Mary de Redvers and Robert de Courtenay (d. 1242) of Okehampton. He descended from Renaud
Earl_of_Devon
Knight in Devon, England
Richard of Cornwall and four local knights. The party journeyed from Okehampton Castle across Dartmoor, including Cawsand Beacon, Hound Tor and all the way
William_de_Widworthy
Hamlet in Devon, England
Baldwin the Sheriff, a Norman magnate, 1st feudal baron of Okehampton, seated at Okehampton Castle in Devon. Out of the 52 Devon Domesday Book tenants-in-chief
Blackborough,_Devon
Priory in Devon, England
feudal baron of Okehampton, built a priory on his land at Brightley, on the bank of the West Okement River, near his caput of Okehampton Castle. He dedicated
Brightley_Priory
the Courtenay Earls of Devon and feudal barons of Okehampton in Devon, seated at Okehampton Castle. His ancestor William Mohun of Hall in the parish of
Sir Reginald Mohun, 1st Baronet
Sir_Reginald_Mohun,_1st_Baronet
Arms of English families from Devon
Devon estates are still owned by descendants via female lines, for example Castle Hill, Filleigh, Molland, Incledon, Braunton, Hall, Bishop's Tawton, Newnham
Devon_heraldry
Long-distance walking and cycling route in Devon, England
deep Devon lanes, and also passes through towns and villages such as Okehampton, Chagford, Moretonhampstead, Buckfastleigh, Princetown and Tavistock.
Dartmoor_Way
Medieval noble house
de Courtenay's grandson, Robert de Courtenay (d.1242), feudal baron of Okehampton, Devon (in right of his mother Hawise de Curcy (d.1219),) married Mary
House_of_Courtenay
Village in Devon, England
miles (14 km) south east of Okehampton. Visitor attractions in the area include the village centre itself, nearby Castle Drogo, and Fingle Bridge. The
Drewsteignton
Scottish-Australian plein-air painter and etcher
Camille Pissarro 1897 Boulevard Montmartre • J.M.W Turner c.1826 Okehampton Castle All of these paintings are illustrated, amongst others, in the 1908
John_Mather_(artist)
36-mile footpath in Devon, England
western fringes of Dartmoor National Park moorland country then through Okehampton and Tavistock, Devon south towards Plymouth through gentler Devon countryside
West_Devon_Way
Rail trail in Devon, England
The Granite Way is a rail trail of 11 miles (17.7 km) between Okehampton and Lydford, in Devon, England; much of it lies within Dartmoor National Park
Granite_Way
Medieval castle in Devon, England
Lydford Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Lydford, Devon, England. The first castle in Lydford, sometimes termed the Norman fort, was a small
Lydford_Castle
British politician
1722 general election he stood at Old Sarum and Okehampton, and chose to take the seat at Okehampton, where he remained until his death. Unlike the rest
Robert_Pitt
Robert de Courtenay, Baron of Okehampton". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 19 May 2020. "John de Courtenay, Baron of Okehampton". geni_family_tree. Retrieved
List of nobles and magnates of England in the 13th century
List_of_nobles_and_magnates_of_England_in_the_13th_century
feudal baron of Okehampton, Devon, son of Reginald II de Courtenay (died 1194) by his wife Hawise de Curcy (died 1219), heiress of Okehampton. From this marriage
William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon
William_de_Redvers,_5th_Earl_of_Devon
Military training area in Devon, England
training and building at Okehampton intensified. Among others, two decontamination centers were built (plus one in Castle Road, Okehampton) to deal with poison
Dartmoor_Training_Area
Baronies of this County, etc., Sanders, Contents, pp. ix-xi; the others being Bampton, Bradninch, Okehampton, Barnstaple, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Plympton
Feudal barony of Great Torrington
Feudal_barony_of_Great_Torrington
Village in Devon, England
A3072 Okehampton to Crediton road on the south and the B3220 Torrington to Morchard road on the north, about halfway between Crediton and Okehampton. The
Zeal_Monachorum
English priest and scholar (1834–1924)
English. His family home, the Jacobean manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved with the alterations he made and is a hotel
Sabine_Baring-Gould
1643 battle of the First English Civil War
Royalist army undertook a night march on the Parliamentarian base in Okehampton. However, they in turn were ambushed by a small force of cavalry led by
Battle_of_Sourton_Down
English politician (c.1355–1406)
Devon of the mediaeval era, continued to be seated at Tiverton Castle and Okehampton. Sir Philip Courtenay was the fifth son of eight sons of Hugh Courtenay
Philip_Courtenay_(died_1406)
Anglo-Norman noble family
Middle Ages and were the proprietors of the monumental Caerphilly Castle, Pembroke Castle, Castell Coch, and over 190 manors in England. The Clare family
De_Clare
Romney, Kent Newport, Cornwall Newton, Lancashire Newtown, Isle of Wight Okehampton, Devon Old Sarum, Wiltshire Orford, Suffolk Plympton Erle, Devon Queenborough
List of constituencies enfranchised and disfranchised by the Reform Act 1832
List_of_constituencies_enfranchised_and_disfranchised_by_the_Reform_Act_1832
Earl of Oxford
Oxford. Isabel de Vere, who married firstly, Sir John de Courtenay of Okehampton, Devon, and secondly, Oliver de Dinham, Lord Dinham. Lora de Vere, who
Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford
Hugh_de_Vere,_4th_Earl_of_Oxford
British peer, landowner, and surveyor (1942–2015)
by his wife Hawise de Curcy (d.1219), heiress of the feudal barony of Okehampton in Devon. Robert married Mary de Vernon, daughter of William de Redvers
Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon
Hugh_Courtenay,_18th_Earl_of_Devon
Historic estate in Devon, England
Conqueror. He was the first feudal baron of Okehampton, which barony, known as the Honour of Okehampton, was later inherited by the Courtenay family
Great_Fulford
Former type of parliamentary borough or constituency in England
Newport Saltash St Germans St Mawes Tregony West Looe Devon Beeralston Okehampton Plympton Erle Hampshire Newtown, Isle of Wight Stockbridge Whitchurch
Rotten_and_pocket_boroughs
2011 film by Steven Spielberg
"Spielburg on Dartmoor? I join 1000+ hopefuls for extras casting". Okehampton People. Okehampton. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February
War_Horse_(film)
Irish army officer, courtier, rake and politician
and politician. He was Member of the Parliament of Great Britain for Okehampton from 1791 to 1796. He was the eldest son of John St Leger of Grangemellon
John_Hayes_St_Leger
British political faction
Montgomery Richard Payne Knight Foxite Ludlow Robert Ladbroke Foxite Okehampton Sir John Fleming Leicester Foxite Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Viscount Midleton
Third Party (British political faction)
Third_Party_(British_political_faction)
English punk rock band
(Tim Smith) and Gaye Advert (Gaye Black). Smith was from the town of Okehampton in mid-Devon, and Advert was from Bideford, a small coastal town in North
The_Adverts
NHS hospital trust
Honiton Hospital Ilfracombe Tyrrell Hospital Moretonhampstead Hospital Okehampton Hospital Ottery St Mary Hospital Seaton Hospital Sidmouth Hospital South
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Royal_Devon_University_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust
City in Devon, England
Riviera Line), Exmouth (see Avocet Line), Barnstaple (see Tarka Line) and Okehampton (see Dartmoor Line). The Devon Metro upgrade programme, ongoing since
Exeter
Oceanic Oceanway Ocelot Ockham Octavia Odiham Odin Odzani Offa Ogre Oiseau Okehampton Old Francis Old James Old Lawrence Old President Old Roebuck Old Success
List of ship names of the Royal Navy (O–Q)
List_of_ship_names_of_the_Royal_Navy_(O–Q)
Statistical region used by the UK Government
Northallerton & Thirsk Northampton & Wellingborough Norwich Nottingham Oban Okehampton Omagh Orkney Islands Oswestry Oxford Paignton & Totnes Pembroke & Tenby
Travel_to_work_area
English writer and politician (1633–1703)
(1652–1702) +(1673)+ Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, of Stowford, M.P. for Okehampton (c. 1650 – 1686) William Turner + Mary Foulis Elizabeth Turner
Samuel_Pepys
of bidding, as well as the restoration of rail links to Okehampton: Reopening Beeston Castle and Tarporley, Cheshire Reopening St Anne's Park, Bristol
List of Beeching cuts service reopenings
List_of_Beeching_cuts_service_reopenings
Village in Cornwall, England
Count of Mortain; when it was one of several manors held by Osferth of Okehampton, County Devon, who had also held it before 1066 and paid tax for 1 virgate
Cardinham
in London on October 28, 1656. Some Account of the Barony and Town of Okehampton: Its antiquities and institutions. Bridges, W. B; Wright, W. H. K.; Rattenbury
William Cotton (archdeacon of Totnes)
William_Cotton_(archdeacon_of_Totnes)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1295–1832
election was the last contested election in Old Sarum. Was also elected for Okehampton, which he chose to represent, and did not sit for Old Sarum Was also elected
Old_Sarum_(constituency)
King of England from 1100 to 1135
taken to the top of Rouen Castle and then, despite Conan's offers to pay a huge ransom, threw him off the top of the castle to his death. Contemporaries
Henry_I_of_England
English noble
Bolham and Saint Hill, having already inherited the feudal barony of Okehampton from his grandmother, Elizabeth Dynham. John Bourchier married three times:
John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath
John_Bourchier,_2nd_Earl_of_Bath
Village in Devon, England
followed a ridge linking Okehampton (Devon) to Launceston (Cornwall), both having fortifications in the form of Norman Castles. Bratton Clovelly lies midway
Bratton_Clovelly
National park in South West England
Napoleonic Wars. Today, a large British Army training camp remains at Okehampton — also the site of an airbase during the Second World War. The Ministry
Dartmoor
Landscape features in southwestern Britain
SX729819 Easdon Tor (Includes Whooping Rock) SX729823 East Hill, South of Okehampton East Mill Tor SX600897 East Tor SX564724 Eastern Tor SX584665 Eastern
List of Dartmoor tors and hills
List_of_Dartmoor_tors_and_hills
Historic road maintenance bodies in England
Beacon; in the Counties of Cornwall and Devon. Okehampton Turnpike Trust 1759 33 Geo. 2. c. 36 Okehampton Roads Act 1759 An Act for repairing several Roads
Turnpike trusts in South West England
Turnpike_trusts_in_South_West_England
the Interregnum. Following the Stuart Restoration, he was elected for Okehampton in the Cavalier Parliament and held the seat until his death in 1670.
Sir_Thomas_Hele,_1st_Baronet
rate services; changed from 0836 to unknown on 28 April 2001 01837 — Okehampton – – Was originally 0052 (OK2) until changed to 0837 in 1968 01838 — Dalmally
List of dialling codes in the United Kingdom
List_of_dialling_codes_in_the_United_Kingdom
racing (Jockey Club) MP for Tavistock (1754–1761), Bedford (1761–1774), Okehampton (1774–1784), and Newcastle-under-Lyme (1784–1790) Lord Wakefield of Kendal
List of sportsperson-politicians
List_of_sportsperson-politicians
English rebel leader
make another stand at Okehampton, before falling back to Launceston, where he was finally overpowered and imprisoned in the castle. On 19 August, he was
Humphrey_Arundell
British politician (1753–1840)
constituency was East Grinstead. In 1802 Strange was elected as MP of Okehampton, having been recommended to the patron Henry Holland by James Strange's
James_Charles_Stuart_Strange
League Division One 10 Oaks Odd Down Western League Division One 10 Down Okehampton Argyle South West Peninsula League Premier Division East 10 tbc Oldham
List of football clubs in England
List_of_football_clubs_in_England
EX EX19 Winkleigh Devon EX EX20shared North Tawton Devon EX EX20shared Okehampton Devon EX EX21 Beaworthy Devon EX EX22 Holsworthy Devon EX EX23 Bude Cornwall
List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom
List_of_postcode_districts_in_the_United_Kingdom
English knight and landowner
(died 1612) of Cranford, married second John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton Jane (1606–1683), married first Sir Peter Courten, 1st Baronet, and married
Sir_John_Stanhope
Town in Devon, England
1314), second son of Sir Hugh de Courtenay (died 1292), feudal baron of Okehampton, by his wife Eleanor le Despenser (died 1328), sister of Hugh le Despenser
Moretonhampstead
English noblewoman (1237–1293)
Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon (1276–1340), feudal baron of Okehampton, Devon, who in 1335 was declared Earl of Devon. Countess Wear, now a suburb
Isabel de Forz, 8th Countess of Devon
Isabel_de_Forz,_8th_Countess_of_Devon
February 1735 Old Sarum u* Thomas Pitt William Pitt Chose to sit for Okehampton 19 February 1735 Aldborough u* Henry Pelham John Jewkes Chose to sit for
List of Great Britain by-elections (1734–1754)
List_of_Great_Britain_by-elections_(1734–1754)
Medieval English noble title and type of land tenure
parliament. If the estate-in-land held by barony contained a significant castle as its caput baroniae and if it was especially large – consisting of more
English_feudal_barony
Train operating company in Great Britain
Davids, Plymouth and Penzance, also on routes from Exeter Central to Okehampton and Barnstaple. 175002 was the first Class 175 unit to transfer to GWR
Great Western Railway (train operating company)
Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)
with A385 and A3022. A381 Teignmouth Salcombe A382 Newton Abbot East of Okehampton A383 Newton Abbot Bickington A384 Dartington Buckfastleigh Originally
A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
A_roads_in_Zone_3_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
barons in Devon were known as "honours". Chief amongst them were Plympton, Okehampton, Barnstaple, Totnes and Harberton. In the 12th century, the honour of
History_of_Devon
with all trains in Cornwall and from Exeter St Davids to Barnstaple and Okehampton being suspended. Two apartment buildings in St Peter Port were among several
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