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

Ilsham, eccl. dist., St Mary Church and Tormoham pars., E. Devon, pop. 1543; forms a NW. suburb of Torquay.

Ilsham through time

Ilsham is now part of TORBAY Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how TORBAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ilsham itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24348

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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