Georgeham can be found on a little coastal road near Croyde, south of Ilfracombe. It was noted only as "Ham" in the Domesday Book. The church in the village is dedicated to St. George and was rebuilt in 1876. There are signs of a church having existed in 1261 and a 13th century font was discovered in 1967. The church contains an interesting effigy of a medieval knight thought to be a local landowner. Encompassing the churchyard is Millie's Cottage (featured in a BBC documentary of the area) built in 1678 by Ian Fletcher for his wife Elizabeth (Millie).

Henry Williamson, author of "Tarka the Otter" lived in Georgeham in Skirr Cottage which is now a private dwelling, and also had a hut at Oxford Cross which he used for solitude when writing.

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