Exminster
Major Settlement in the Parish of Exminster
Historical Forms
- æt Exanmynster 880–5 BCS553 c.1000
- Exemenistre 1208 FF
- Exiministre 1218 Pap
- Exemeinstre 1274 Exon
- Esseministra 1086 DB
- Exemystere 1447 Exon
- Axmister 1675 Ogilby
- Exminster al. Exmister 1742 Recov
Etymology
'mynster(i.e monastery) by the river Exe.'