Teignmouth
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 Teignmouth | |
  Teignmouth Location within Devon | |
| Population | 14,932 (2021 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SX945735 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TEIGNMOUTH |
| Postcode district | TQ14 |
| Dialling code | 01626 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Teignmouth (/ˈtɪnməθ/ TIN-məth) is a seaside town, fishing port and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign, about 12 miles (19 km) south of Exeter. The town had a population of 14,749 at the 2011 census.[2]
From the 1800s onwards, the town grew rapidly in size from a fishing port associated with the Newfoundland cod industry to a fashionable resort of some note in Georgian times; there was further expansion after the opening of the South Devon Railway in 1846. Today, its port still operates and the town remains a popular seaside and day-trip holiday location.
- ^ "Teignmouth". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2011 : Parish Headcounts : Teignbridge Archived 3 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 January 2015