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1757 Thomas Potter was elected MP for Okehampton, completing the triangular arrangement by which he had left John Wilkes his seat at after Pitt the Elder quit Okehampton for Bath

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2020-07-13

In the pre-reform House of Commons was well-represented: 14 boroughs returned MPs though on limited franchises. Thomas Pitt found at
"The corporation consists of 16 persons, 2 of them were sick, 1 of them was run away for debt"

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2020-06-04

My next talk is to the U3A Okehampton group tomorrow at the Ockment Centre starting at 2.30pm - 'Whats that bird?' an interactive, fun talk on bird identification.

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2020-01-30

Detail from of applied to linen fabric, cut-away and sewn Part of work-in-progress for a new workshop event

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2020-01-12

In the 18C Okehampton Castle became a romantic ruin, frequented by many artists such as by Francis Towne in 1772.
https://t.co/WW81k5eBzM

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2017-07-16