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Prawle, fishing vil., Chivelstone par., Devon, 7 miles SE. of Kingsbridge; a coastguard station is here. Prawle Point is a craggy headland, flanking the E. side of entrance to Salcombe Haven, and is the most southerly part of Devon.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "fishing village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Chivelstone CP/AP Devon AncC |
Place: | Prawle |
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