In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Woolacombe like this:
Woolacombe, hamlet, Devon, on Morte Bay, 2 miles W. of Morthoe sta. Woolacombe Sands commence here and stretch southwards along the coast for 3½ miles to Baggy Point.
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Woolacombe through time
Woolacombe is now part of North Devon district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Devon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Woolacombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woolacombe in North Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24363
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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