Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BOB'S NOSE, or Hope Nose

BOB'S NOSE, or Hope Nose, a headland at the N side of the entrance of Tor bay, Devon; 4 miles N of Berry Head. The Orestone, Loadstone, Thatcher, and Shag rocks, with from 5 to 10 fathoms water round them, are near it.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a headland"   (ADL Feature Type: "capes")
Administrative units: Devon Ancient County
Place names: BOBS NOSE     |     BOBS NOSE OR HOPE NOSE     |     HOPE NOSE

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