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On
the Seafront, at the centre of the
Esplanade is the Diamond Jubilee
Memorial Clock Tower built in
1897. Surrounded by floral displays
Exmouth
was a fishing village and grew to
being an being an important port in
the 1100's. Later it turned into a
busy tourist town.
In 1844, The King of Saxon visited
The Royal Beacon Hotel on The Beacon.
Sir Walter Raleigh sailed on many
of his voyages from Exmouth Marina
and Lord Nelson's wife lived in the
town on the Beacon. She is buried
in Littleham Church.
The
town became very popular during the
Georgian period and the town has many
examples of Georgian architecture.
At
the start of the 20th century Exmouth
was a small compact town hugging the
Exe Estuary. The population then was
just under 10,000
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