Bishops Nympton Devon Family History Guide
Bishops Nympton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Devon.
Other places in the parish include: Bish Mills, Ash Mills, Newton, and Newtown.
Alternative names: Bishopsnympton, Nymet Episcopi, Nymet Bishop
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1556
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607
Nonconformists include:
- Baptist
- Bible Christian Methodist
- Plymouth Brethren
- Wesleyan Methodist
- Society of Friends/Quaker
Adjacent Parishes
Historical Descriptions
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BISHOPS-NYMPTON, a village and a parish in South-Molton district, Devon. The village stands 3½ miles SE of South-Molton, and 8 ENE of South-Molton Road r. station; and has a post office under South-Molton, and fairs on the third Monday of April, and on the Wednesday before 25 Oct. The parish includes also the hamlets of Bish-Mills, Ash-Mills, and Newton. Acres, 9,579. Real property, £8,476. Pop., 1,198. Houses, 248. The property is subdivided. A fine old mansion at the village was formerly the seat of the Bassetts and others, and is now the seat of A. Fisher, Esq. A large mansion, called the Parsonage, is believed to have been a residence of the Bishop of Exeter. Limestone abounds; and there is a large woollen factory. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £296. Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church is a fine ancient edifice, of nave, chancel, and south aisle, with a pinnacled tower about 100 feet high; was restored in 1869; and contains an elegant screen and a rich monument of the Pollard family. There are chapels for Wesleyan Methodists and Bible Christians.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
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Devon
England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887
England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912
England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912
England, Devon, Plymouth Prison Records, 1821-1919
Exeter Marriage Licenses 1523-1631
South Hams Memorial Inscriptions
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Marriage Records
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Death Records
England Death Records, 1998-2015
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1640-1660
Non-Conformist Records
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Census
England and Wales Census, 1841
England and Wales Census, 1851
England and Wales Census, 1861
England and Wales Census, 1871
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Administration
County: Devon
Civil Registration District: South Molton
Probate Court: Court of the Peculiars of the Bishop of Exeter (Episcopal Consistory)
Diocese: Exeter
Rural Deanery: Pre-1848 - None, Post-1847 - South Molton
Poor Law Union: South Molton
Hundred: Witheridge
Province: Canterbury