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The East Okement in Okehampton

The East Okement is a river in the Dartmoor moors in Devon in south-west England. It joins the West Okement at Okehampton to form the Okement. [1]

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References

  1. Okehampton and North Dartmoor (Landranger Map 191) (D ed.), Ordnance Survey, 2007, ISBN   978-0-319-22864-7

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