In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mothecombe like this:
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.
Additional information about this locality is available for Holbeton
Mothecombe through time
Mothecombe 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 Mothecombe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mothecombe, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24947
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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