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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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a locality" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Devon AncC |
Place: | Bishops Clyst |
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