Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for GLENTHORNE

GLENTHORNE, a romantic dell on the mutual border of Devon and Somerset; on the coast, 5 miles E of Lynton. Glenthorne House here is the seat of the Rev. W. S. Halliday; contains numerous curiosities; stands about 50 feet above the shore; and is engirt and over-hung by woods, which ascend acclivities to the height of 1, 100 feet.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a romantic dell"   (ADL Feature Type: "valleys")
Administrative units: Devon AncC       Somerset AncC
Place: Glenthorne

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