Zeal Monachorum
Major Settlement in the Parish of Zeal Monachorum
Historical Forms
- Sele 1228 FF 1263 Ipm 1276 Exon
- Sele Monaco' 1275 RH
- Sele Monachorum 1309 Exon
- Monekenesele 1346 Ass
Etymology
v. sele . The place corresponds to the DB manor of Limae (Exch Limet ), held by the monks of Buckfast Abbey, v. George Nympton supra 348.