Morchard Bishop
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| Morchard Bishop | |
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 Morchard Bishop | |
  Morchard Bishop Location within Devon | |
| Population | 1,041 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SS7607 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CREDITON |
| Postcode district | EX17 |
| Dialling code | 01363 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Morchard Bishop is a village and civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon. It has a population of 975,[1] and contains a primary school, two churches, and a playing field with tennis court. Notable past residents include Ernest Bevin.
The name Morchard is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, in the forms Morchet and Morcheta. It is derived from the Common Brittonic words mǭr ("big") and cę̃d ("wood") (corresponding to modern Welsh mawr coed; thus it once meant "large wood".[2]: 291 The affix of Bishop, first attested as part of the place-name in 1207, is from the settlement's possession by the Bishop of Exeter, itself first attested in 1086, and to distinguish the settlement from the nearby Cruwys Morchard.[3]
