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  • The name Dawlish, we learned, came from two Cornish words meaning "deep stream," or, as some have it, "Devil's Water"; and behind the town on Haldon Hill was the

    From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor

  • I found on detailing my adventure, which greatly surprised the fine fellows who picked me up, that the cove was called Dawlish's Hole; and that the apparition of the white lady on the rocks was one of flesh and blood, not an airy vision.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 475, February 5, 1831 Various

  • To-morrow, if this lovely weather will stand still and be accommodating, we talk of rowing to Dawlish, which is about ten miles off.

    The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) 1907

  • To-morrow, if this lovely weather will stand still and be accommodating, we talk of rowing to Dawlish, which is about ten miles off.

    The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Kenyon, Frederic G 1898

  • When I last heard of her she was residing at Dawlish in Devonshire, and never answering her letters in due time, and appearing to her, no doubt, as if I paid her very little attention, she at last slipd through my fingers and I stood gazing around like a Greyhound when a Hare pops through a hedge!!

    Letter 272 2009

  • Lynne Nicholls Dawlish, Devon• While simplifying state pensions is a step in the right direction, there's still a large number of people who won't be able to retire early.

    Letters: Moving the goalposts on public pensions 2011

  • In the email, Bourne, 60, from Dawlish, Devon, apparently rebukes Withers, 29, for her behaviour during a visit to the family in April, which she describes as "staggering in its uncouthness and lack of grace".

    Mother-in-law's withering email to bride-to-be goes viral 2011

  • Which town, which coast and which sea they connect to are all immaterial - be it Southend, Blackpool, Bognor Regis or Dawlish the majority of British seaside towns are simply gruesome testaments to amusement arcades, chip shops and tat-sellers.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Dungeekin 2009

  • In the email, Bourne, 60, from Dawlish, Devon, apparently rebukes Withers, 29, for her behaviour during a visit to the family in April, which she describes as "staggering in its uncouthness and lack of grace".

    Mother-in-law's withering email to bride-to-be goes viral 2011

  • Further afield, he might be tempted to visit New Quay or Dollish (Dawlish), Lime Regis (Lyme Regis), or Sutton Cold Field (Sutton Coldfield), one of the pushest (poshest) parts of Birmingham.

    Why Are E-Books So Poorly Proofed? | Lifehacker Australia 2010

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