Dawlish is an English seaside resort town and civil parish in Teignbridge on the south coastline of Devon, 12 miles (19 km) from the county town of Exeter and the bigger resort of Torquay. Its population of 12,345 in 2001 rose to around 16,000 by 2018, and was expected to expand strongly in coming years, as numerous huge housing estates were unfinished, mostly in the north and also eastern of the community. It had expanded in the 18th century from a small angling port right into a widely known seaside resort, as had its close to neighbour, Teignmouth, in the 19th century. Dawlish lies at the electrical outlet of a small river, Dawlish Water (likewise called The Brook), between Permian red sandstone high cliffs, and is fronted by a sandy coastline with the South Devon Railway sea wall and also the Riviera Line train over. Behind this is a central public park, The Lawn, through which Dawlish Water moves. Right away to the south-west of Dawlish is a cliff, Lea Mount, with Boat Cove at its foot and also Coryton Cove, the furthest part of the beach available by the seawall course behind it. There is a food booth there. To the north-east, through the coastline or seawall, the coastline can be followed for some 2 kilometres to Langstone Rock and also the resort of Dawlish Warren beyond. Dawlish is likewise understood for its black swans (Cygnus atratus), presented from Western Australia, which cope with various other exotic waterfowl in a tiny metropolitan sanctuary on Dawlish Water. There are numerous tourist attractions around the town, such as beaches, safari mini-golf, a waterfowl centre, a recreation centre with a swimming pool, a countryside park, and the Dawlish Museum.