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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bishops Clyst like this:
BISHOPS-CLIST, a locality in Clist-St. Mary parish, Devon; 2½ miles NNE of Topsham, with a post office under Exeter. It was anciently the site of the seat of the Bishops of Exeter, and of an hospital founded by Bishop Stapleton.
Bishops Clyst is now part of EAST DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bishops Clyst itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bishops Clyst, in East Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26058
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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