In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hartland Quay like this:

HARTLAND QUAY, a village in Hartland parish, Devon; on the coast, 2 miles S by W of Hartland point, and 2¼ W of Hartland village. It is a sub-port to Bideford; has a pier; and is a place of lading and unlading by coasting-vessels.

Hartland Quay through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25703

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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