Woolacombe, Devon

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Woolacombe is a village in Devon

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Woolacombe within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Woolacombe in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Woolacombe, hamlet, Devon, on Morte Bay, 2 miles W. of Morthoe sta. Woolacombe Sands commence here and stretch southwards along the coast for 3½ miles to Baggy Point.

Woolacombe in the Domesday Book

A village in Braunton hundred, in the county of Devon.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

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