LYMPSTON, a parish in the eastern division of the
hundred of BUDLEIGH, county of DEVON, 2 miles
(N.) from Exmouth, containing 1020 inhabitants. The
living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of
Exeter, rated in the king's hooks at £15. 13. 4., and in
the patronage of T. Porter, Esq. The church is dedicated
to St. Mary. There are places of worship for
Wesleyan Methodists and Unitarians. A small sum,
the produce of several trifling bequests, is paid to two
schoolmistresses for the instruction of children. .This
parish is situated on the eastern bank of the river Exe.