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Summary

East nymph is on the site of a medieval farmstead (carbonell). Author gives possible explanation of farm name (fortescue).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69NE/34

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMSTEAD (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

'east nymph' is shown on os 25" (1880s) map as an l-shaped group of adjoining buildings (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV259617.

Carbonell, b. M. H. /tda/63(1931)299/the nymet area.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV259618.

Des=fortescue, h. F. /tda/62(1930)318/some devonshire farm names.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV259619.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)449.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV259620.

Des=os 25" (1880s).

FORTESCUE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV10538.

East nymph is on the site of a medieval farmstead (carbonell). Author gives possible explanation of farm name (fortescue).

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Nymph is mentioned as nymet in 1262 and again in the assizes of 1281, east nympt appears c 1509. Nymet was originally the name of the river yeo, near which the farms are situated (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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