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Looe, West, coast town and township (ry. sta. Looe), Talland par., Cornwall, on Looe Bay, opposite East Looe, 7 miles S. of Liskeard, pop. 868; P.O., T.O., called Looe. This is a small town connected by a bridge with East Looe; its business has declined, but there is still a slight coasting trade and a lucrative fishery for pilchards. Admiral Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743) was a native. West Looe returned members to Parliament till 1832.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "coastal town and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Talland Parish Cornwall Ancient County |
| Place names: | LOOE | LOOE WEST | WEST LOOE |
| Place: | West Looe |
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