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Encyclopedia Britannica



EXMOUTH

This article appears in Volume V10, Page 73 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: EUD-FAT
EXMOUTH , a market-town, seaport and watering-place in the Honiton parliamentary division of Devonshire, England, at the mouth of the river Exe, 1o2 m. S.E. by S. of
Exeter
  by the London &
South
 -Western railway. Pop. of urban
district
  (1901) 10,485. In the 18th century it consisted of a primitive fishing
village
  at the base of Beacon Hill, a height commanding fine views over the estuary and the English Channel. After its more modern terraces were built up the hillside, Exmouth became the first seaside resort in Devon. Its excellent bathing and the beauty of its coast and moorland scenery attract many visitors in summer, while it is frequented in winter by sufferers from pulmonary disease. The climate is unusually mild, as a range of hills shelters the town on the
east
 . A
promenade
  runs along the sea
wall
 ; there are golf links and public gardens, and the port is a favourite yachting centre, a regatta being held annually. Near the town is a natural harbour called the Bight. The local
industries
  include fishing, brick-making and the manufacture of Honiton lace. Exmouth was early a place of importance, and in 1347 contributed to vessels to the
fleet
  sent to attack Calais. It once possessed a fort or " castelet," designed to command the estuary of the Exe. This fort, which was garrisoned for the king during the Civil War, was blockaded and captured by Colonel Shapcoate in 1646.


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