Morthoe, Devon

Description
Morthoe, a village and a parish in Devonshire. The village stands on the coast of Morte Bay, near Morte Point, 4 1/2 miles WSW of Ilfracombe, with a station on the L. & S.W.R., 223 miles from London. It is picturesquely situated, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office. The parish contains also the hamlets of Eastacott, Horsborough, and Shesborough. Acreage, 3799; population of the civil parish, 678; of the ecclesiastical, 625. The Woollacombe Sands extend about 2 miles, and form a pleasant promenade. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter; value, £180. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Exeter. The church is old, with a tower, has been restored, and contains an ornate tomb of Sir William dc Tracy, who lived here in retirement after participating in the murder of Thomas a Becket. There is a Wesleyan chapel. Bull Point Lighthouse is situated about 1 mile from the village, and was built in 1879; it has a fixed red light to mark the position of Morte Stone, a dangerous rock off the point, and a powerful foghorn.