In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mortehoe like this:
MORTHOE, a village and a parish in Barnstaple district, Devon. The village stands on the coast of Morte bay, near Morte Point, 4½ miles WSW of Ilfracombe r. station; is picturesquely situated; and has a post office under Ilfracombe. The parish contains also the hamlets of Eastacott, Horsborough, and Shesborough. ...
Acres, 4,621; of which 375 are. water. Real property, £2,960. Pop., 347. Houses, 73. The property is divided among a few. The Woollacombe sands extend about 2 miles, and form a pleasant promenade. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £128. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Exeter. The church is old, with a tower; was repaired in 1859; and contains an ornate tomb of Sir William de Tracy, who lived here in retirement after participating in the murder of Thomas à Becket. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
Mortehoe through time
Mortehoe 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 Mortehoe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mortehoe in North Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1875
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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