Okehampton

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Main street in Okehampton, 2003

Okehampton is a city in Devon , England ; it is located on the north side of Dartmoor on the River Okement . The border of Dartmoor National Park is immediately south of the city limits.

Like many other places in the West Country , Okehampton developed on the basis of the medieval wool trade. Buildings from this period are the Chapel of St James and Okehampton Castle .

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Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 20 ″  N , 4 ° 0 ′ 15 ″  W.