The place name Nybbile appears in writing as early as 1322. Nybbile means new village, i.e. new building. The village of Östra Nöbbelöv lies along the road between Simris and Gislöv, four kilometres southwest of Simrishamn. The surrounding area is hilly farmland.
Along the gently winding village street, the street houses and courtyards are irregularly placed. Several of the farms are completely preserved with stone courtyards. Most of the village buildings date from the 19th century. There are a couple of very well-preserved old gardens with clipped hedges, common from the mid-19th century onwards. The presence of large deciduous trees in the village is evident. The oldest parts of the stone church date from the 12th century, but only the nave walls remain. As late as 1896, the church was extended to the west and got its current tower.
A few well-known names are connected to Nöbbelöv, of which Alfred Nobel is the most famous. The Nobel family's ancestor Peter Nobelius was born in Östra Nöbbelöv in the late 1600s. The other is the missionary Edvin Lundström, born on 3 March 1880. He emigrated in 1900 to Fresno, California. Lundström became known as one of the 34 surviving Swedes of the sinking of the Titanic. The nearest town with services is Simrishamn. A local bus is available in Östra Nöbbelöv.
