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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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Stokenham Parish Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Torcross |
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