Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Starcross

Starcross, watering-place with ry. sta., Kenton and Dawlish pars., Devon, on estuary of the Exe, 4 miles NE. of Dawlish and 8 miles SE. of Exeter, pop. 899; P.O., T.O. Star cross has risen into favour as a place of summer resort since 1820, previous to which it was only a small fishing hamlet. It is a ferry station for Exmouth, 1½ mile distant.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "watering-place"   (ADL Feature Type: "recreational facilities")
Administrative units: Devon AncC
Place: Starcross

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