English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

King's Nympton

Major Settlement in the Parish of King's Nympton

Historical Forms

  • Nimeton(a) 1086 DB 1228 Ch 1242 Fees761
  • Nimmeton 1236 Cl
  • Kyngesnemeton 1254 Ass
  • Kingesnemeton 1287 Cl
  • Nymeton Kynges 1281 Ass
  • Nymynton Regis 1316 Ch
  • Kyngesnymyngtone 1341 Exon
  • Kingsnimpton 1649 Deed
  • Kings Nement 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

'Nymet farm,' v. supra 348. It was a royal manor TRE (DB f. 98).