Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Lynmouth

Lynmouth, vil. with small harbour, on N. coast of Devon, at confluence of East Lyn and West Lyn, 18 miles NW. of Barnstaple; P.O.; is a seaside resort, and has some fishing; the valleys of the East and West Lyn abound in romantic scenery.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Devon AncC
Place: Lynmouth

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