Tor Bay, in SE. of Devon; extends from Hopes Nose on the N. to Berry Head on the S.; measures 4½ miles across the entrance, penetrates 3½ miles, is nearly semicircular in sweep, and is an important haven for ocean-bound ships that encounter rough weather from the westward; was the landing-place of the Prince of Orange, November 5, 1688, and was a common anchoring-ground of the Channel Fleet under Lord St Vincent.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))