Historically, the village was recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Bishop's Cliste' and is best known for its late 12th-century bridge across the River Clyst, long the main route between Exeter and London.
Through the square runs a small stream which is one of many local tributaries of the River Clyst, which in turn feeds into the Exe.
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