Okehampton
Proper noun
Meaning
Okehampton
A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5995).
Examples
A major event on the timeline of this project was a 96-day public enquiry from 1 May 1979 to 4 February 1980 held in Okehampton.
In its first year, Robert Burnard (DPA Secretary) persuaded the War Department not to fire on the Okehampton Firing Range on Saturdays so that there may be some public access to the area.
DEFEATED: Bridgwater & Albion were well beaten by Okehampton.
In its founding year, the secretary, Robert Burnard persuaded the War Department not to fire on the Okehampton Firing Range on Saturdays to allow access to the public.
Today, a large British Army training camp remains at Okehampton — also the site of an airbase during the Second World War.