| Static Image Name: | Morchard Bishop - near Turning Ways - geograph.org.uk - 214363.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 240 |
| Static Image Caption: | Morchard Bishop |
| Coordinates: | 50.85°N -3.75°W |
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Morchard Bishop |
| Population: | 975 |
| Population Ref: | (2001) |
| Civil Parish: | Morchard Bishop |
| Shire District: | Mid Devon |
| Shire County: | Devon |
| Region: | South West England |
| Os Grid Reference: | SS7607 |
| Dial Code: | 01363 |
| Post Town: | CREDITON |
| Postcode District: | EX17 |
| Postcode Area: | EX |
| Constituency Westminster: | Central Devon |
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 means the great wood or forest from the Celtic: mǭr cę̃d, Modern Welsh: mawr coed. The affix of 'Bishop' is from its possession by the Bishop of Exeter in 1086.
Morchard Bishop is twinned with Saint-Gatien-des-Bois in Normandy.[2] It has a garage, a post office, a pub called The London Inn, a surgery, a blacksmith and its own woodland. It is about 8miles from the market town of Crediton. Community events include: a village pantomime, an allotment association, a ukulele band and football teams.