Bishop's Nympton

Bishop's Nympton

Bishop's Nympton is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England, about three miles east of South Molton. According to the 2001 census it had population of 932.

It has been the main area for the filming of a 1980s television program called "The Passion". Also it's were Johnny Kingdom lives.

The tall, 15th century church tower is a local landmark, and contains a Norman baptismal font, a 15th century arcade, and a "richly carved" [Mee, A. "The King's England: Devon" (Hodder & Stoughton 1965), p.44] recess.


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