A PARISH poll is to be conducted to find out whether residents of Okehampton want the war memorial to be moved from the parish churchyard to a more central position in the town.
At the town assembly meeting on Monday night in the charter hall more than a third of the Okehampton parishioners attending voted to hold a parish poll or referendum.
The suggestion to move the war memorial was first mooted over a year ago by the Royal British Legion branch in Okehampton which believes the war memorial should be in a prominent position in easy reach of the town centre.
Former mayor the late Len Hayward said at last year's assembly meeting that the only way to resolve the issue was to hold a referendum and let the people decide.
The poll is expected to cost in the region of £1,000 and will be held in the next six to eight weeks.