In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Torcross like this:
TORCROSS, a village in Stokenham parish, Devon; on the coast, 4¼ miles ESE of Kingsbridge. It is frequented as a watering-place; carries on a pilchard fishery; and has a post-office under Kingsbridge, a hotel, and a coastguard station.
Additional information about this locality is available for Stokenham
Torcross through time
Torcross is now part of South Hams district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Hams has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Torcross itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Torcross, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25094
Date accessed: 18th October 2024
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