Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Looe, West

Looe, West, coast town and township (ry. sta. Looe), Talland par., Cornwall, on Looe Bay, opposite East Looe, 7 miles S. of Liskeard, pop. 868; P.O., T.O., called Looe. This is a small town connected by a bridge with East Looe; its business has declined, but there is still a slight coasting trade and a lucrative fishery for pilchards. Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743) was a native. West Looe returned members to Parliament till 1832.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "coastal town and township"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Talland AP/CP       Cornwall AncC
Place names: LOOE     |     LOOE WEST     |     WEST LOOE
Place: West Looe

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