Bishop's Nympton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bishop's Nympton
Historical Forms
- Nimeton(a) 1086 DB 1238 FF
- Nemetone Episcopi 1269 Exon
- Bysshopes Nymet 1334 SR
- Bishops Nymeton 1377 Cl
- Nymet Busshop 1557 Wills
Etymology
v. George Nympton supra 348. The manor was held by the Bishop of Exeter in 1086.