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START POINT, a headland in the S of Devon; 9½ miles S by W of Dartmouth. A lighthouse was erected on it in 1836; and shows both a revolving light for the open channel, and a fixed-light for inshore. S. bay extends about 7 miles from the headland northward; but makes only a slight incurvature on the coast.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a headland" (ADL Feature Type: "capes") |
| Administrative units: | Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Start Point |
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