In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lee like this:

Lee, eccl. dist., Ilfracombe and Morthoe pars., Devon, on SW. side and partly in town of Ilfracombe, pop. 267; P.O.; in vicinity is Lee Bay, a small inlet of the sea.

Lee through time

Lee is now part of NORTH DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lee itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lee, in North Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24271

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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