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HOPE-COVE, a fishing hamlet in South Huish parish, Devon; on Bigbury bay, 4¼ miles SW of Kingsbridge. It is a sequestered place, amid wild scenery; has an inn; and was formerly noted for smuggling.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a fishing hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | South Huish Ch/CP Devon AncC |
Place: | Hope Cove |
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