Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MEADFOOT

MEADFOOT, a suburb of Torquay, in Devon. It lies around what was once a secluded cove; is an entirely modern place; and comprises crescents, terraces, wide streets, and lines of villas, continuous with Torquay. A pretty coom ascends from Meadfoot Sands to Ilsham.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a suburb"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Devon AncC
Place: Meadfoot

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