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MOTHECOMBE, a hamlet in Holbeton parish, Devon; on the estuary of the Erme, 4¼ miles SW of Modbury. It has a coast-guard station. Mothecombe House was the seat of the Pollexfens, the Calmadys, and others.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Holbeton AP/CP Devon AncC |
Place: | Mothecombe |
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