Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SHALDON

SHALDON, a village in St. Nicholas parish, Devon; under the Ness promontory, at the mouth of the river Teign, opposite Teignmouth. It is a sea-bathing resort, with a fine beach and romantic environs; and has a post-office under Teignmouth, three dissenting chapels, manyhandsome villas, and a large ship-building yard.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: St Nicholas AP/CP       Devon AncC
Place: Shaldon

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