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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hope Cove like this:
HOPE-COVE, a fishing hamlet in South Huish parish, Devon; on Bigbury bay, 4¼ miles SW of Kingsbridge. It is a sequestered place, amid wild scenery; has an inn; and was formerly noted for smuggling.
Hope Cove is now part of SOUTH HAMS District. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH HAMS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hope Cove itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hope Cove, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24939
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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