What is Dawlish?
{{Infobox UK place | |static_image_name= Dawlish 2.jpg |static_image_width= 240 |static_image_caption= <small>The seafront at Dawlish</small> |country= England |region= South West England |shire_county= [[Devon]] |shire_district= [[Teignbridge]] |civil_parish= Dawlish |official_name= Dawlish |os_grid_reference= SX963767 |latitude= 50.581 |longitude= -3.466 |population= 12,819 |population_ref= ''(2001)'' |post_town= DAWLISH |postcode_area= EX |postcode_district= EX7 |dial_code=01626 |constituency_westminster= [[Newton Abbot (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton Abbot]] }} '''Dawlish''' ({{pronEng|ˈdɔːlɪʃ}}) is a [[town]] on the south coast of [[Devon]], [[South West England]]. It is 12 miles from the County town of [[Exeter]]. The town has a [[population]] of around 13,000 people. During the [[1700s|eighteenth century]], it grew from a small [[fish]]ing [[Harbour|port]] to become a well-known [[seaside resort]]. The [[Great Western Railway]] runs along the sea. It is the main line to Cornwall. In 2014 a storm washed it away and it was closed for 8 weeks. It has now been reinforced with a much stronger [[sea wall]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Guy|date=2022-02-04|title=Devon rail disaster eight years on|url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/dawlish-rail-disaster-eight-years-6583507|access-date=2023-03-21|website=DevonLive|language=en}}</ref> Dawlish was one of the pumping stations for [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel|Isambard Kingdom Brunel']]<nowiki/>s [[atmospheric railway]] which opened in 1846. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Hadfield |first=Charles |title=Atmospheric Railways |year=1967 |publisher=David & Charles |isbn=0-7153-4107-3}}</ref> == Other websites == * [http://www.infodawlish.co.uk infodawlish.co.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084035/http://www.infodawlish.co.uk/ |date=2007-09-29 }} An informative look at the Town & Businesses of Dawlish * [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Devon/Dawlish/ Dawlish (DMOZ.org)] {{Webarchive|url=ht