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Dawlish Warren is located at the west side of the mouth of the River Exe that separates it from Exmouth. The beach is smooth and sandy with patches of grass banks in dunes further inland. The terrain
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Dawlish Town Beach stretches for over a mile between Langstone Rock and Lea Mount. The beach, a mixture of sand and shingle lying in a secluded bay, is very popular for bathing. Summer temperatures
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Coryton Cove is a secluded beach of soft sand with the main railway line behind and high cliffs on the sides. Rock pools rich with sea life are just to the northeast, and to the southwest there are
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Shops
The Town Centre has a varied selection of shops including high street names such as Boots, Woolworths and Co-operative along with smaller independents, offering something for everyone. There
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Black Swan(Chenopsis Atrata) The black swans of Dawlish were introduced to the town from New Zealand by John Nash, a Dawlish-borne man who emigrated during adulthood but paid frequent visits to ...
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First Settlers
The people who first settled in Dawlish lived on the higher grounds such as Haldon. These were fishermen and salt makers who would venture down to the coast to net fish and ..
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St. Edward the Confessor
In 1044 St. Edward the confessor, the last Anglo-Saxon king, was on the throne of England. The parish of Dawlish, whose only estate was Holcombe, was part of the ...
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On April 8th 1253, Henry III drew up a charter confirming the right of the Dean and Chapter to the free warren in the lands of the manor of Dawlish, which once belonged to Philip de Furnell. The ...
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Industrial DawlishBy the beginning of the 18th century the industrial revolution was firmly in place. The Brunswick Mill, built in 1717 was the first indication of its effect in Dawlish. Later ...
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Cathedral Ownership EndsThe beginning of the 19th century saw the end of Exeter Cathedral's ownership of Dawlish. In 1802 the Dean and Chapter sold the manor of Dawlish for Land Tax to Richard ...
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