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Town in Devon, England
Brixham /ˈbrɪksəm/ is a coastal town and civil parish in the borough of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. As of the 2021 census
Brixham
Type of wooden deep-sea fishing trawler
A Brixham trawler is a type of wooden, deep-sea fishing trawler first built in Brixham in Devon, England, in the 19th century and known for its high speed
Brixham_trawler
Borough in Devon, England
based in the town of Torquay, and also includes the towns of Paignton and Brixham. In 2021 it had a population of 139,324. The borough consists of 24.27 sq mi
Torbay
Former railway station in Devon, England
Brixham railway station was a railway station on the Torbay and Brixham Line, serving the town of Brixham, in Devon. The station opened in 1868 and closed
Brixham_railway_station
Museum in Devon, England
Brixham Heritage Museum, also known as Brixham Museum is a museum in the town of Brixham, Devon, England. There are exhibitions to the town's history in
Brixham_Heritage_Museum
Harbour and fishing port in Devon, England
Brixham Harbour is a harbour and fishing port situated at Brixham, Devon, England. It is home to one of the largest fishing fleets in the United Kingdom
Brixham_Harbour
Association football club in England
Brixham A.F.C. is an English football club based in Brixham, Devon. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Wall
Brixham_A.F.C.
Coastal breakwater in Devon, England
Brixham Breakwater is a coastal breakwater situated at the town of Brixham in Devon, England. The breakwater provides shelter for vessels mooring at the
Brixham_Breakwater
19th century broad gauge railway in Devon, England
The Torbay and Brixham Railway was a 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge railway in England which linked the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway at Churston railway
Torbay_and_Brixham_Railway
English rugby union club, based in Devon
Brixham Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based at Astley Park in Brixham, Devon. The club runs three senior teams, colts, a women’s team
Brixham_RFC
Statue in Devon, England
statue of William III, also known as the Prince of Orange statue, stands in Brixham, Devon, England. It commemorates the landing of William of Orange (later
Statue of William III, Brixham
Statue_of_William_III,_Brixham
Municipal building in Brixham, Devon, England
Brixham Town Hall is a municipal building in New Street, Brixham, Devon, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Brixham Town Council, is
Brixham_Town_Hall
Scottish priest and poet (1793–1847)
small parish of Charleton. About April 1824, Lyte left Charleton for Lower Brixham, a Devon fishing village. Almost immediately, Lyte joined the schools committee
Henry_Francis_Lyte
Brixham Battery and Battery Gardens are an open space on the sea shore in Brixham, Devon at grid reference SX920569. They are a traditional observation
Brixham_Battery
Academy in Brixham, Devon, England
Brixham College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Brixham in the English county of Devon. Previously a foundation school administered
Brixham_College
Comics character
British title (His Lordship the Viscount St. Austell-in-the-Moor Biggleswade-Brixham), which caused him to be called to England as a tie-breaker for a vote
Zonker_Harris
Commercial vessel designed to operate fishing trawls
19th century, at the English fishing port of Brixham. By the early 19th century, the fishermen at Brixham needed to expand their fishing area further than
Fishing_trawler
Heritage railway station in Devon, England
railway in Torbay, Devon, England. It is situated beside the main road to Brixham and close to the villages of Churston Ferrers and Galmpton. There has been
Churston_railway_station
Village in Devon, England
Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Today it is administered by local government as the Churston-with-Galmpton
Churston_Ferrers
Ship captained by Francis Drake
Golden Hind has been permanently moored in the harbour of the sea port of Brixham in Devon (GB-TOB 50°23′48″N 3°30′46″W / 50.39667°N 3.51278°W / 50.39667;
Golden_Hind
Seaside town in Devon, England
town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the borough of Torbay, which was created in 1968. The Torbay area
Paignton
Town in Devon, England
the fishing port of Brixham. In 2011, the built-up area of Torquay had a population of 65,245. The town's economy, like Brixham's, was initially based
Torquay
Church in Devon, England
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Higher Brixham, in the county of Devon, England. It is a listed building of Grade II* and was
St_Mary's_Church,_Brixham
Village in Devon, England
and south-west the village of Churston Ferrers and the fishing town of Brixham. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 7,013, which was slightly more
Galmpton,_Torbay
British chain of campgrounds and holiday resorts
reopening date at present) Dolphin Holiday Village, Brixham, Devon Homelea Holiday Camp, Brixham, Devon Hemsby, Norfolk; (closed January 2009); now owned
Pontins
Football league season
Red = away team win. Bashley Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bristol Manor Farm Brixham Didcot Town Exmouth Town Falmouth Town Frome Town Hartpury Larkhall Athletic
2025–26 Southern Football League
2025–26_Southern_Football_League
Activity of trying to catch fish
19th century, at the English fishing port of Brixham. By the early 19th century, the fishers at Brixham needed to expand their fishing area further than
Fishing
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702
Glorious Revolution. In 1688, he landed at the south-western English port of Brixham; James was deposed shortly afterward. William's reputation as a staunch
William_III_of_England
Association football league in England
08/07/1904". Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive. "Brixham Western Guardian 29/7/1920". SDFL website Official website Full-Time League
South_Devon_Football_League
UK art project
Appledore Bosta Beach Trinity Buoy Wharf Aberdyfi Cemaes Morecambe Mablethorpe Brixham Happisburgh Harwich Isle of Wight Par Redcar Time and Tide Bell is an art
Time_and_Tide_Bell
Naval operation during the Second World War
of Major Gus March-Phillipps left Britain in August 1941 and sailed the Brixham trawler, Maid Honor, to the Spanish colony. The British authorities in
Operation_Postmaster
Historic manor in Devon, England
Lupton is an historic manor in the parish of Brixham, Devon. The surviving manor house known as Lupton House, is a Palladian Country house built by Charles
Lupton,_Brixham
Bay in Devon, England
2 km) wide from north to south. The settlements of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, which lie along its coastline, are known collectively as Torbay. Tor Bay
Tor_Bay
Monument in King's Quay, Brixham, Devon, England
Man and Boy is a statue situated at King's Quay on the harbour of Brixham, Devon, England. It is the result of a long fundraising effort; the residents
Man_and_Boy_(sculpture)
Cave and archaeological site in Devon, England
Windmill Hill Cave, the Brixham Cave, Brixham Bone Cavern and Philp's Cave) is a limestone cave system in the town of Brixham, Devon. It was discovered
Windmill_Hill_Cavern
2018 memoir by Raynor Winn
Cove 13 Falmouth 14 Gorran Haven 15 Polruan 16 Plymouth 17 Salcombe 18 Brixham 19 Dawlish Warren 20 Sidmouth 21 Lyme Regis 22 Weymouth 23 Lulworth 24
The_Salt_Path
County of England
William of Orange to launch the Glorious Revolution of 1688 took place at Brixham. Devon has produced tin, copper and other metals from ancient times. Devon's
Devon
Changes in calendar conventions
an event involves both. For example, William III of England arrived at Brixham in England on 5 November (Julian calendar), after he had set sail from
Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates
English pianist (1908–1990)
houseboat in West Mersea, Essex, and in Brixham, Devon. Semprini suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and died in Brixham on 19 January 1990, aged 81. Semprini
Alberto_Semprini
Replica of the 17th-century ship Mayflower
of Historic Places in 2020. The ship was built at the Upham Shipyard in Brixham and financed by private donations in England and Plimoth Plantation. It
Mayflower_II
Heritage railway line in Devon, England
station. The line was built by the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway, opening to Brixham Road station on 14 March 1861 and on to Kingswear on 10 August 1864. The
Dartmouth_Steam_Railway
Babbacombe CE Primary School, Torquay Barton Hill Academy, Torquay Brixham CE Primary School, Brixham Cockington Community Primary School, Torquay Collaton St Mary
List_of_schools_in_Torbay
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649
Paul (2010), ROUS, Francis (1581-1659), of Landrake, Cornw.; later of Brixham, Devon, Eton, Bucks. and Acton, Mdx; in The History of Parliament: the
Charles_I_of_England
Boat or ship used to catch fish
developed in the 19th century. By the early 19th century, the fishermen at Brixham needed to expand their fishing area further than ever before due to the
Fishing_vessel
Disused stations on the same line in South-West England
Preston Platform 8¼ Paignton Goodrington Sands Broadsands Halt Brixham Torbay & Brixham Rly 11⅓ Churston Britannia Halt 14¾ Kingswear Ferry to Dartmouth
Disused railway stations on the Riviera Line
Disused_railway_stations_on_the_Riviera_Line
Association football league in England
Division. A.F.C. St Austell Barnstaple Town Bridgwater United Brislington Brixham Buckland Athletic Clevedon Town Ilfracombe Town Ivybridge Town Nailsea
Western_Football_League
Headland on the south coast of Devon, England
boundary of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Lying to the east of the town of Brixham, it is a national nature reserve and a local nature reserve. Berry Head
Berry_Head
Unitary local authority of Torbay, Devon, England
replaced the abolished municipal borough of Torquay, urban districts of Brixham and Paignton and civil parish of Churston Ferrers. The council's formal
Torbay_Council
Fairmile for Greenway Ferry on their day cruise route from Torquay and Brixham to Dartmouth and Greenway. In May 2013, she was returned to her original
RML_497
Football league season
Abbotonians Promoted from the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East: Brixham Promoted from the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West: St
2023–24 Western Football League
2023–24_Western_Football_League
Brixham. "Brixham United Reformed Church, Brixham, Devon, UK". Brixhamurc.org. Retrieved 4 September 2017. "Home - Brixham Community Church". Brixham
List_of_churches_in_Torbay
List of cases featuring Fictional British detective Sexton Blake
Crime Anon. (William Murray Graydon) The Sexton Blake Library 338 The Brixham Manor Mystery Anon. (Edwy Searles Brooks) The Sexton Blake Library 339
Sexton Blake bibliography part 2: 1912–1945
Sexton_Blake_bibliography_part_2:_1912–1945
Football league season
rivalry between the two participants. Brixham v Barnstaple Town Clevedon Town v Buckland Athletic Clevedon Town v Brixham AFC St Austell Barnstaple Town Bridgwater
2024–25 Western Football League
2024–25_Western_Football_League
English painter (1744-1797)
his London property, and moved himself and his family, in July, 1795, to Brixham and Dartmouth in South Devon. There, he attempted to restore his fortunes
William_Hodges
British powerboat racer (1926–2021)
had a holiday home in Brixham and they would spend evenings across Tor Bay. Unusually she had to take the boat back to Brixham alone once and en route
Violet Aitken (powerboat racer)
Violet_Aitken_(powerboat_racer)
British revolution of 1688
William III by Jan Wyck, commemorating the landing at Brixham, Torbay, 5 November 1688
Glorious_Revolution
Portland Harbour Bridport Harbour, Bridport Exmouth Teignmouth Torquay Brixham Dartmouth Plymouth Fowey Par Charlestown Penryn Falmouth Docks, Falmouth
List of ports in Great Britain
List_of_ports_in_Great_Britain
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688
nephew and son-in-law, to assume the English throne. When William landed in Brixham on 5 November 1688, James's army deserted and he went into exile in France
James_II_of_England
English saint and martyr (1556–1586)
schools in England are named after her, including those in Bracknell, Brixham, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Thamesmead SE28, Brent, London NW10 and Tonbridge
Margaret_Clitherow
Association football league in England
its second tier. Alphington Appledore Bere Alston United Boca Seniors Brixham Development Budleigh Salterton Dartmouth Elmore Fremington Ipplepen Athletic
Devon_Football_League
English footballer
Goalkeeper Youth career Torquay United Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) Brixham United 1978–1979 Reading 0 (0) 1979–1980 Dawlish Town 1980–1981 Brentford
Paul_McCullough_(footballer)
authority area of Torbay recognises the three towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham. Changes to population structures have, however, led to explosions in non-traditional
List of settlements in Devon by population
List_of_settlements_in_Devon_by_population
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
cover much of south Devon, including Torquay, Paignton, Newton Abbot, Brixham, Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, Salcombe, South Brent
TQ_postcode_area
19th century, at the English fishing port of Brixham. By the early 19th century, the fishermen at Brixham needed to expand their fishing area further than
History_of_fishing
British Munchausen by Proxy perpetrator
Lisa Hayden-Johnson is a British woman from Brixham, Devon, who gained infamy for fabricating her son Matthew's severe illnesses over several years, leading
Lisa_Hayden-Johnson
2024 disease outbreak in Devon, England
started in Brixham in south Devon, England. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported 118 cases of the illness, however residents of Brixham claimed
Devon cryptosporidiosis outbreak
Devon_cryptosporidiosis_outbreak
Breazle Brendon Brentor Bridestowe Bridford Bridgerule Brithem Bottom Brixham Brixton Broadclyst Broadhembury Broadhempston Broadwoodkelly Broadwoodwidger
List_of_places_in_Devon
Early railway in south-west England
opened on 28 February 1868 between Brixham Road station, on the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway line, to Brixham. Brixham Road station was renamed Churston
South_Devon_Railway_Company
English association football league
Sports Ground Bishop's Cleeve Kayte Lane Bristol Manor Farm The Creek Brixham Wall Park Didcot Town Loop Meadow Exmouth Town Southern Road Falmouth Town
Southern_Football_League
Football league season
joined the division: Two relegated from Southern League Division One South: Brixham Tavistock One demoted from Southern League Division One South for ground
2026–27 Western Football League
2026–27_Western_Football_League
and Brixham Railway Act 1864 27 & 28 Vict. c. ccxlvii 25 July 1864 An Act for making a Railway from the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway at Brixham Road
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1864
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1864
RAF recreation ship. The Duhnen was refitted and renamed Yankee at the Brixham yards. The new Yankee was 96 feet (29.3 m) overall, with a waterline of
Brigantine_Yankee
British Army officer
England. Appleyard then served aboard the 62-foot (19 m) ketch-rigged Brixham trawler Maid Honour, which sailed to the coast of West Africa, spending
Geoffrey_Appleyard
United Kingdom For Salthouse & Co. Unknown date Zephyr Schooner Frederick Baddeley Brixham United Kingdom For John C. Baddeley & Frederick Baddeley.
List_of_ship_launches_in_1824
English football tournament season
Longwell Green (10) NA 188 Barnstaple Town (9) W/O AFC St. Austell (9) NA 191 Brixham (9) W/O Bideford (8) NA 20 Ashton Town (10) 6–1 Runcorn Linnets (8) 128
2024–25_FA_Youth_Cup
Windsor The Perse School, Cambridge Churston Ferrers Grammar School, Brixham The Beauchamp College, Leicester The Blackpool Sixth Form College, Blackpool
Target_Two_Point_Zero
Coastal defense structure
requirements. UK – The Sound, Plymouth; Sea Palling, Norfolk; Elmer, West Sussex; Brixham, Devon; South Gare, North Yorkshire United States – Long Beach, California;
Breakwater_(structure)
Cave in Brixham, Devon, England
Ash Hole Cavern is a limestone cave system in Brixham, Devon, England. There is evidence of human habitation since Neolithic times, and archaeological
Ash_Hole_Cavern
2025–26 football tournament
(8) 309 71 Hayes & Yeading United (8) 1–0 Metropolitan Police (8) 171 72 Brixham (8) 0–4 Falmouth Town (8) 173 73 Tavistock (8) 1–1 (8–7 p) Larkhall Athletic
2025–26_FA_Trophy
Manor house in Devon, England
(Book of Fees, 13th c.), Churchstow, Churchton, Churchston, etc.), near Brixham in Devon and is a Grade II* listed building. Today, the building serves
Churston_Court
English football tournament season
4–2 Paulton Rovers (9) 123 Match was played at Bristol Manor Farm. 61 Brixham AFC (9) 3–0 Elburton Villa (10) 204 62 Tadley Calleva (9) 4–1 Bridgwater
2024–25_FA_Vase
Industrial espionage of supersonic aircraft
the south of Cornwall, returning to RAF Fairford, via Berry Head near Brixham. Concorde first flew to Moscow in April 1985; tickets cost £995, including
Soviet industrial espionage of Concorde
Soviet_industrial_espionage_of_Concorde
2022 thriller television series
in England, with filming confirmed to have started in November 2020 in Brixham. Filming also occurred in New York City in May 2021, with several cast
Suspicion_(2022_TV_series)
British drama by Michael Winner
location filming took place in south Devon including Brixham railway station (now demolished), Brixham Harbour, Elberry Cove, Paignton Beach, Harbour, and
The_System_(1964_film)
Culinary traditions of Devon, England
continues, and many food products, such as premium fish and crab landed in Brixham remain highly regarded, particularly in London. As of 2012[update], Devon
Cuisine_of_Devon
for other purposes. Brixham Gas Act 1904 4 Edw. 7. c. l 24 June 1904 An Act for incorporating and conferring powers on the Brixham Gas Company. Littlestone-on-Sea
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1904
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1904
Level five rugby union league in England
Second-placed Topsham won the Regional 1 South West play-off against third-placed Brixham, while Stourbridge beat Newport in the Regional 1 Midlands play-off. Stourbridge
Regional_1_South_West
Blakeney Bognor Regis Borth Boscombe Bournemouth Bridlington Brighton Brixham Broadstairs Bude Budleigh Salterton Burnham-on-Sea Burntisland Caister-on-Sea
List of seaside resorts in the United Kingdom
List_of_seaside_resorts_in_the_United_Kingdom
design for sailing trawlers was developed at the English fishing port, Brixham. These elegant wooden sailing boats spread across the world, influencing
Traditional_fishing_boat
Village in Devon, England
England. It is situated in Tor Bay and lies between Paignton town centre and Brixham, less than 1 mile (1.6 km) south of central Paignton. Its beach is known
Goodrington
effectually repairing and improving certain Roads near Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Kingswear, Newton Abbot, and Shaldon, and for making certain new Roads
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1840
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1840
English footballer (1913–2002)
1945-46 wartime season. He later returned to Devon, living in retirement in Brixham, until his death in July 2002 at the age of 89. Western Morning News, 14
Ralph_Birkett
Observers' watch station looking out to sea
Froward Point covers the coastline from Start Point in the West towards Brixham in the East. The area of operation has a mixed boating population of a
NCI_Froward_Point
Internationally accepted civil calendar
the Netherlands on 11 November 1688 (Gregorian calendar) and arrived at Brixham in England on 5 November 1688 (Julian calendar). The Gregorian calendar
Gregorian_calendar
Protected area in UK
Devon and the rugged coastline from Jennycliff Bay to Elberry Cove near Brixham. The purpose of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is to conserve and
South Devon National Landscape
South_Devon_National_Landscape
Irish peer and politician
pale gules and azure a harp of the third stringed argent. These are the arms of Cole of Nethway in the parish of Brixham, Devon, differenced by a canton
John Cole, 1st Baron Mountflorence
John_Cole,_1st_Baron_Mountflorence
Rugby cup
Barking Ealing 12-7 Berry Hill Askeans 18-7 Birkenhead Park Bedworth 13-7 Brixham Okehampton 38-9 Combe Down Havant 19-24 Exeter Sudbury 40-12 Finchley Lydney
1988–89_Pilkington_Cup
Sailboat class
the world, 15 of which are in the United Kingdom Abersoch Brightlingsea Brixham Burnham-on-Crouch Christchurch Sailing Club Loch Lomond Sailing Club Clyde
Hunter_Sonata
Football tournament season
216 Saltash United (9) 1–6 Torpoint Athletic (9) 276 217 Street (9) 2–2 Brixham (8) 154 218 St Blazey (9) 1–2 Buckland Athletic (9) 219 219 Bideford (8)
2025–26 FA Cup qualifying rounds
2025–26_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds
For private owner. Unknown date Ann Fishing trawler Frederick Baddeley Brixham United Kingdom For George T. Lewis. Unknown date Anne Brig Hylton United
List_of_ship_launches_in_1833
BRIXHAM
BRIXHAM
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name for a basket maker, from Old French cof(f)in ‘basket’ (Late Latin cophinus, Greek kophinos). The modern English word coffin is a specialized development of this term, not attested until the 16th century.Tristram Coffin came from Brixham, Devon, to Haverhill, MA, before 1647. An important line of his descendants is associated with Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.
BRIXHAM
BRIXHAM
Girl/Female
Irish
Comes from ri “sovereign, king†and the diminutive -in and means “the king’s child†or may come from riogach “impulsive, furious.†Regan may be used for a boy or a girl.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu
Victorious God Swami Narayan; Victory of Blue
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Whitmore, for example in Staffordshire, from Old English hwÄ«t ‘white’ + mÅr ‘moor’.English : Some bearers of the name are descended from John of Whytenmere, Shropshire, who lived in the 13th century. This form is probably a variant of Whittimere, a place on the Staffordshire–Shropshire border, named in Old English most probably as ‘pool associated with someone called HwÄ«ta’.English : Francis Whitmore settled in Cambridge, MA, before 1648.
Girl/Female
Greek
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, French, German
Keeper of the Garden; Occupational Name; Gardener; Surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Crumpton.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ahalyashapashamana | அஹலà¯à®¯à®¾à®·à®¾à®ªà®·à®¾à®®à®¾à®‚நா
Remitter of ahalyas curse
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Jain, Marathi
King
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Great Ascetic; Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
British, English
Meadow; One who Lives by Meadow
BRIXHAM
BRIXHAM
BRIXHAM
BRIXHAM
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