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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Maidencombe like this:
MAIDENCOMBE, a hamlet in Stokeinteignhead parish, Devon; on the coast, in a beautiful dell, 3 miles S of Teignmouth. It contains several gentlemen's houses, and a few farm-houses; and has a fine waterfall of about 80 feet, and a romantic cove.
Maidencombe is now part of TORBAY Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how TORBAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Maidencombe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Maidencombe, in Torbay and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24943
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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