Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HOLLACOMBE

HOLLACOMBE, a parish in Holsworthy district, Devon; on the river Claw, 2¼ miles E by S of Holsworthy, and 12 N by W of Lifton r. station. Post town, Holsworthy, North Devon. Acres, 1, 218. Real property, £603. Pop., 87. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £73. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient, with a low tower; and was recently in bad condition.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Hollacombe AP/CP       Holsworthy RegD/PLU       Devon AncC
Place: Hollacombe

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