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| HER Number: | MDV16062 |
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| Name: | VILLAGE in the Parish of King's Nympton |
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Summary - not yet available
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 683 194 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS61NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | King's Nympton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KINGS NYMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS61NE/21
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VILLAGE (XI to XVII - 1001 AD to 1700 AD (Between))
Full description
1243, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV81523.
Kings nympton. This settlement may represent a survival of the domesday manor of "nimetone" which was held by the king. The early descents are given as are the holders at the time of testa de nevil (1243) (reichel).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV81527.
Green, t. /ndas newsletter/5(spring 2003)9-10/the archaeology of some north devon place names/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV81525.
Reichel, o. J. /tda/30(1898)408,412/the domesday hundreds of devon, part 6. The hundred of witheridge.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV81526.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)385-6.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.
Mentioned as nimetoy in 1086 + nimmeton in 1236. It had become kynsesnemeton by 1254 + kingsnimpton by 1649 (gover et al).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1312 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback. |
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| SDV81523 | Migrated Record: 1243. |
| SDV81525 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV81526 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV81527 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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