In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ellacombe like this:
ELLACOMBE, a chapelry in Tor-Mohun parish, Devon; near Torquay. It was constituted in 1868. The living is a vicarage. Value, £150.
The location is where the name "Ellacombe" appears on the modern 1:25,000 map. Additional information about this locality is available for Torquay
Ellacombe through time
Ellacombe is now part of Torbay district. Click here for graphs and data of how Torbay has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ellacombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ellacombe, in Torbay and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24495
Date accessed: 18th October 2024
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