Dawlish
town and civil parish in Teignbridge on the south coast of Devon in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dawlish (pronounced /ˈdɔːlɪʃ/) is a town on the south coast of Devon, South West England. It is 12 miles from the County town of Exeter. The town has a population of around 13,000 people. During the eighteenth century, it grew from a small fishing port to become a well-known seaside resort.
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Population | 12,819 (2001) |
OS grid reference | SX963767 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DAWLISH |
Postcode district | EX7 |
Dialling code | 01626 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
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The Great Western Railway runs along the sea. It is the main line to Cornwall. In 2014 a storm washed it away and it was closed for 8 weeks. It has now been reinforced with a much stronger sea wall.[1]
Dawlish was one of the pumping stations for Isambard Kingdom Brunel's atmospheric railway which opened in 1846. [2]