Monkton is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
on the
River Otter, about 2 miles north east of
Honiton railway station, in the
East Devon
East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Honiton, although Exmouth is the largest town. The district also contains the towns of Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, Ottery St M ...
district, in the county of
Devon
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 169. The parish touches
Cotleigh,
Upottery
Upottery (originally Up Ottery) is a rural village, civil parish and former manor in East Devon, England.
Location
Upottery takes up both sides of the upper vale of the Otter which flows to the English Channel south of Ottery St Mary and is a ...
,
Honiton,
Offwell and
Luppitt. The parish is in the
Blackdown Hills
The Blackdown Hills, or Blackdowns, are a range of hills along the Somerset-Devon border in south-western England. The plateau is dominated by hard chert bands of Upper Greensand with some remnants of chalk, and is cut through by river valleys.
...
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Features
There are 5 listed buildings in Monkton.
History
The name "Monkton" means 'Monks' farm/settlement' and is likely to have been of Ango-Saxon origin. The parish was historically in the
Colyton hundred. On the 24th of March 1884 an area from
Combe Raleigh parish was transferred to the parish. The transferred area contained 4 houses in 1891.
References
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Villages in Devon
East Devon District