Museum of Dartmoor Life
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The Museum of Dartmoor Life (MDL) is a local museum
in Okehampton
, Devon
, southwest England
. It covers life in the Dartmoor
area.
The museum opened in 1981.
It is housed on three floors in an early 19th century mill and there is a waterwheel at the museum. The collections concentrate on the social history
of Dartmoor and Okehampton from prehistoric times to the present. The museum is run as an independent charitable trust
with a board of trustees.
Local museum
A local museum is a museum that covers local history. Its collection normally includes objects with a local connection of some sort. Such museums are often small in nature and have a low budget for their running costs...
in Okehampton
Okehampton
Okehampton is a town and civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon. It is situated at the northern edge of Dartmoor, and has an estimated population of 7,155.-History:...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, southwest England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It covers life in the Dartmoor
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is an area of moorland in south Devon, England. Protected by National Park status, it covers .The granite upland dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history. The moorland is capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for Dartmoor wildlife. The...
area.
The museum opened in 1981.
It is housed on three floors in an early 19th century mill and there is a waterwheel at the museum. The collections concentrate on the social history
Social history
Social history, often called the new social history, is a branch of History that includes history of ordinary people and their strategies of coping with life. In its "golden age" it was a major growth field in the 1960s and 1970s among scholars, and still is well represented in history departments...
of Dartmoor and Okehampton from prehistoric times to the present. The museum is run as an independent charitable trust
Charitable trust
A charitable trust is an irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes, and is a more specific term than "charitable organization".-United States:...
with a board of trustees.