JCR-UK: Ilfracombe Hebrew Congregation, Devon (Synagogue closed)

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Ilfracombe

Ilfracombe is a seaside town on the north coast of Devon in southeast England overlooking the Bristol Channel and has a population of about 11,000. Until 1974, Ilfracombe was an urban district within the county of Devon. In that year it merged with a number of neighbouring localities to form the District of North Devon, a local government district of the county of Devon.

The following was the only Jewish congregation to have existed in Ilfracombe:

Congregation Data

Name:	Ilfracombe Hebrew Congregation
Address:	1st Floor, Capstone Hotel, St James's Street, Ilfracombe
Formation & Membership:	The congregation was founded during World War II, in about 1940. The number of congregants attending Sabbath services swelled to over 100 with the arrival of a large number of US forces in North Devon, many of whom were Jewish. The New Year and Yom Kippur services were attended by over 1,000.
Current Status:	Closed 1945
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox

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