Wilcove

Wilcove
Cornwall
Wilcove jetty, towards the Royal Albert Bridge
Location
Grid reference:	SX429564
Location:	50°23’18"N, 4°12’23"W
Data
Post town:	Torpoint
Postcode:	PL11
Local Government
Council:	Cornwall

Wilcove is a small coastal village in the very south-east of Cornwall, at the mouth of a shallow bay on the Tamar estuary. It sits a mile north of Torpoint and a mile west of Devonport in Devon, which is separated from Wilcove by the Hamoaze, the broad tidal estuary of the River Tamar.

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.

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-eastern part of the village houses the Thanckes oil depot, which is run by the Ministry of Defence.