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Exmouth is a town in Devon, England, at the east side of the mouth of the River Exe. It has a population of 32,972 (2001 census). The town was a Roman port, and the working docks have only recently (2001-2002) been converted into a marina, although a small amount of commercial fishery is still undertaken. It has been also been known for several centuries as a seaside resort. Its Georgian terraces and sandy beach attracted people including Horatio Nelson, whose wife, Lady Nelson lies buried in the nearby Littleham Churchyard, and Lord Byron. The seafront has a traditional promenade. Exmouth also serves as a commuter town for Exeter, to which it has good public transport links. Exmouth railway station is on the Avocet Line to Exeter St Davids station. A small passenger ferry operates during ths summer months across the estuary of the River Exe to Starcross, where the remains of Brunel's Atmospheric Railway can be seen. Towns near exmouth include Exeter, Dawlish, Starcross, Topsham, Newton Abbott and Teignmouth
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