Dawlish, a pleasant watering-place, on the SE. coast of Devonshire, 12 miles S. by E. of Exeter by rail. Backed by the Great Haldon (818 feet), it has public baths, and a dressing pavilion connected with the sea by a small tram-car. Pop. (1861) 3505; (1891) 4210.
Dawlish
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 702
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