What is Okehampton?
[[File:Okehampton Castle.jpg|thumb|[[Okehampton castle]]]] '''Okehampton''' is an old [[market town]] on Dartmoor near the [[A30 road]] in [[West Devon]], England. In 2001, there were 5,846 people living in Okehampton. Okehampton is the ideal place to explore Dartmoor with the highest Tor on Dartmoor (Yes Tor) being a short distance from the town. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/localstatistics|title=Local statistics - Office for National Statistics|website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref> Heritage railway services were operated from Okehampton railway station until the line reopened for regular passenger service on 20th November 2021, serving Okehampton with a direct link to Exeter for onward travel. The station was formerly on the Southern Railway main line from Exeter to Padstow. == References == {{reflist}} {{multistub|geo|UK}} [[Category:Towns in Devon]] [[Category:West Devon]]