Hele Bay Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Hele Bay
Static Image:Hele bay.jpg
Coordinates:51.209°N -4.099°W
Civil Parish:Ilfracombe
Shire District:North Devon
Shire County:Devon
Region:South West England
Constituency Westminster:England
Os Grid Reference:SS535476

Hele Bay is a small village and beach just to the east of the town of Ilfracombe in North Devon, England. It is on the South West Coast Path.

The small village of Hele is inland from the beach. Hele was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 when the tenant-in-chief was Bishop Geoffrey of Coutances.[1]

There is a Grade II Listed corn mill at Hele Bay that dates back to around 1525.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Open Domesday: Hele. Anna Powell-Smith. Professor J.J.N.Palmer. www.opendomesday.org. 13 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Hele - 16th Century Water Mill. 13 October 2016.