SHEEPWASH, a village and a '''parish''' in Torrington district, Devon. The village stands on the river Torridge, 1¾ mile N of Highampton, and 10½ N N W of Okehampton railway station; was anciently called Sepawasse and Ship-wash.<ref>John Marius Wilson ''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=937070 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'' (1870-72) Date accessed: 31 October 2013.</ref> | SHEEPWASH, a village and a '''parish''' in Torrington district, Devon. The village stands on the river Torridge, 1¾ mile N of Highampton, and 10½ N N W of Okehampton railway station; was anciently called Sepawasse and Ship-wash.<ref>John Marius Wilson ''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=937070 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'' (1870-72) Date accessed: 31 October 2013.</ref> |