Wilcove

Coordinates: 50°23′18″N 4°12′23″W / 50.38847°N 4.20652°W / 50.38847; -4.20652
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50°23′18″N 4°12′23″W / 50.38847°N 4.20652°W / 50.38847; -4.20652

Looking north from Wilcove jetty with the Royal Albert Bridge in the distance

Wilcove is a small coastal village in

Devonport (part of the city of Plymouth) across the Hamoaze, the tidal estuary of the River Tamar.[1]

Wilcove is in the civil parish of Antony.[2]

Wilcove has an active community association, a village hall and a riverside pub. The Carew-Pole family, of Antony House, have a long association with the village. Traditionally the village had a strong agricultural sector, with two farms - Whitehall Farm and Home Farm - employing many people from the village. Post-war Bullock Diamond Factory - later Select Gauges - was located in Wilcove. The village also enjoyed a long connection with the Royal Navy: HMS Defiance, a small naval base, was located in the village until the 1950s; HMS Valiant, a large pumping ship, was moored off Wilcove between the wars. The South-East part of the village houses the Thanckes oil depot, which is run by the Ministry of Defence.

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
  2. ^ [1] Cornwall Council online mapping. Retrieved May 2010


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