Whimple
Major Settlement in the Parish of Whimple
Historical Forms
- Winpla 1086 DB
- Winpol, Wunpol, Wimple 1238 Ass
- Wimpell 1218 Pat
- Wympel 1274 Ipm 1291 Tax
- Wimpel 1285 FA
- Wynpel Sē Marie 1296 FF
- Hwympel 1292 Ipm
- Whympel 1391 Exon
Etymology
Whimple was originally a stream-name (v. Southwhimple supra 575), the name being a compound of the British words corresponding to W gwyn , 'white' and pwll , 'pool.' v. Ekwall RN 456. That this was so is made certain by the fact that there was a place called Wympelwell in parochia de Taleton (1281Ass 1249 m 1) referring to the spot where the stream rises in Talaton parish.