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Dartmouth (UK)

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Blackpool Sands, at Dartmouth in Devon, was voted the best kept beach and resort in the United Kingdom in 1999. It has also been granted a prestigious European Blue Flag Award. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, Blackpool Sands was also the site of the last highwayman's coach hold-up in England.

English seaport at the mouth of the River Dart; 43 km/27 mi east of Plymouth, on the Devon coast; population (2001) 7,200. It is a centre for yachting and has an excellent harbour. The Britannia Royal Naval College dates from 1905. Dartmouth Castle (15th century), 1.6 km/1 mi southeast of the town, guards the narrow entrance of the Dart estuary.
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