From March 1876 the name was changed from 'Molland' to 'Bishops Nympton and Molland'; the village of Bishops Nympton was three miles south-west of the station.
From March 1876, the name was modified from 'Molland' to 'Bishops Nympton and Molland'; the nearby village of Bishops Nympton is about three miles southwest of the railway station.