Dawlish
Dawlish is an English seaside resort town as well as civil parish in Teignbridge on the south coast of Devon, 12 miles (19 km) from the county town of Exeter and also the larger resort of Torquay. Its population of 12,345 in 2001 rose to about 16,000 by 2018, and was expected to grow highly in coming years, as a number of huge real estate estates were unfinished, generally in the north and also east of the community. It had grown in the 18th century from a little fishing port right into a widely known seaside hotel, as had its near neighbor, Teignmouth, in the 19th century. Dawlish is located at the outlet of a tiny river, Dawlish Water (also called The Brook), in between Permian red sandstone cliffs, as well as is fronted by a sandy beach with the South Devon Railway sea wall as well as the Riviera Line train over. Behind this is a main public park, The Lawn, where Dawlish Water streams. Promptly to the south-west of Dawlish is a headland, Lea Mount, with Boat Cove at its foot and Coryton Cove, the furthest part of the beach easily accessible by the seawall course behind it. There is a food booth there. To the north-east, by means of the beach or seawall, the shore can be followed for some 2 kilometres to Langstone Rock and the resort of Dawlish Warren beyond. Dawlish is also known for its black swans (Cygnus atratus), introduced from Western Australia, which live with various other unique waterfowl in a little city refuge on Dawlish Water. There are a number of attractions in and around the town, such as coastlines, safari mini-golf, a waterfowl centre, a leisure centre with a swimming pool, a countryside park, and the Dawlish Museum.