ILFRACOMBE, a watering-place of Devonshire, England, on the Bristol channel, 225 m. W. by S. of London by rail. Pop. of urban district (1931) 9.14. In the late 13th century it obtained a grant for holding a fair and market, and in the reign of Edward III. it supplied six ships and 96 men for the expedition against Calais. During the Civil War, it was in 1644 captured by the Royalists, but in 1646 it fell into the hands of Fairfax. The old town is built on the cliffs above the harbour. Behind it rise the terraces of a more modern town. Wooded heights form a semi circle round the town, which is protected from sea winds by Cap stone hill. The restored church of Holy Trinity dates originally from the 12th century.