Dawlish
Sign in to saveDawlish is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. It is located on the south coast, south of the city of Exeter and a similar distance from the town of Torquay. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 15,257, which was 16% more than the 13,161 recorded in 2011. Dawlish had grown in the 18th century from a small fishing port into a seaside resort, as had its near neighbour, Teignmouth, in the 19th century.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Dawlish_seawall_rebuild.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The seafront at Dawlish
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.shire_district
- Teignbridge
- UK place.civil_parish
- Dawlish
- UK place.official_name
- Dawlish
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SX963767
- UK place.population
- 15,257
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.post_town
- DAWLISH
- UK place.postcode_area
- EX
- UK place.postcode_district
- EX7
- UK place.dial_code
- 01626
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Newton Abbot
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Description
- Toponymy
- History
- Brunel's railway
- Literary connections
- Transport
- Railway
- Roads
- Buses
- Climate
- Local produce
- Retail and employment
- Religion
- Education
- Governance
- Twinning
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Dawlish is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. It is located on the south coast, south of the city of Exeter and a similar distance from the town of Torquay. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 15,257, which was 16% more than the 13,161 recorded in 2011. Dawlish had grown in the 18th century from a small fishing port into a seaside resort, as had its near neighbour, Teignmouth, in the 19th century.
==Description== thumb|left|upright|Black swans in Dawlish Water, 2010