Dawlish is an English seaside resort community and also civil parish in Teignbridge on the south coastline of Devon, 12 miles (19 km) from the county town of Exeter as well as the bigger 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 large real estate estates were unfinished, mainly in the north as well as eastern of the town. It had actually grown in the 18th century from a small fishing port into a widely known seaside hotel, as had its close to neighbour, Teignmouth, in the 19th century. Dawlish is located at the outlet of a little river, Dawlish Water (likewise called The Brook), between Permian red sandstone cliffs, and also is fronted by a sandy coastline with the South Devon Railway sea wall and the Riviera Line railway over. Behind this is a main public park, The Yard, where Dawlish Water flows. Right away to the south-west of Dawlish is a headland, Lea Mount, with Boat Cove at its foot and also Coryton Cove, the furthest part of the coastline available by the seawall course behind it. There is a food stand there. To the north-east, through the coastline or seawall, the shore can be adhered to for some 2 kilometres to Langstone Rock as well as the resort of Dawlish Warren past. Dawlish is also known for its black swans (Cygnus atratus), presented from Western Australia, which live with various other unique waterfowl in a tiny metropolitan sanctuary on Dawlish Water. There are numerous tourist attractions in and around the community, such as beaches, safari mini-golf, a waterfowl centre, a leisure centre with a swimming pool, a countryside park, and the Dawlish Museum.