| Schools in the town include Okehampton Primary School and Okehampton College. |
| Dartmouth, Honiton, Stonehouse and Torquay were absorbed in 1857, followed by Okehampton and Bradninch in 1860 and 1866 respectively. |
| His family home, the manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it rebuilt and is now a hotel. |
| Like many towns in the West Country, Okehampton grew on the medieval wool trade. |
| There is also a summer weekend service to Okehampton for access to Dartmoor. |
| Going westwards, the A38 connects Exeter to Plymouth and south east Cornwall, whilst the A30 continues via Okehampton to north and west Cornwall. |
