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The buildings on the hill are the upper part of Brimscombe village, with Walls Quarry and Burleigh to the right.

Brimscombe Church, Walls Quarry and the hill leading to Burleigh are top right.

Although Queen's Park is now the only public park within the town, some very senior Loughburians will remember Burleigh Brook Park on Ashby Road.

Northwards the ground rises a little towards Burleigh.

This fine view along Budleigh's strand looks towards the mouth of the River Otter and the bulbous cliff top of Otterton Ledge.

It is hard to believe now, but East Budleigh was a port before the river Otter silted up around the sixteenth century.

East Budleigh's main street has changed little since this photograph was taken at the outbreak of the Great War.

It is still not unusual to see a scene such as this in East Budleigh, for the farms in the vicinity are very active.

Budleigh really began to grow just after the Napoleonic wars, when it became popular as a genteel retreat.

Yet just a dozen years after photograph 68727 (above), the High Street was much busier with traffic - we get a feeling of Budleigh entering our familiar modern world.

East Budleigh's waterway adds to the delight of this picturesque village, filling the air with the sound of tumbling water.

Two other famous residents of East Budleigh were two smuggling parsons - Matthew Mundy and Ambrose Stapleton.

Budleigh Golf Club was created on what had been common land on the cliffs to the west of the town, and is now known as East Devon Golf Club.

One early visitor to Budleigh was the Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir John Everett Millais, who lived for some time at The Octagon at the western end of the parade.

As a seaside town, Budleigh has developed almost entirely since the beginning of the eighteenth century.

Now the paths are part of the South West Coastal Footpath, and lead to Exmouth in one direction and the neighbouring resort of Budleigh Salterton in the other.

Two other famous residents of East Budleigh were two smuggling parsons - Matthew Mundy and Ambrose Stapleton.

The River Otter meets the sea just to the east of Budleigh Salterton after a 30-mile journey across Somerset and East Devon.

Budleigh has acquired a rather ageing population, for people have chosen the place as a retirement location.

Once just a hamlet of fishermen's cottages, Budleigh grew as a town and watering place in the first half of the 19th century, when a number of well-heeled society figures took up residence.

Budleigh Salterton stands to the west of the silted estuary of the River Otter.

As a seaside town, Budleigh has developed almost entirely since the beginning of the eighteenth century.

Newton Poppleford takes its name from the round stones, or popples (like the pobbles of Budleigh Salterton), that abound in the area; it was a fording place over the Otter for centuries

One early visitor to Budleigh was the Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir John Everett Millais, who lived for some time at The Octagon at the western end of the parade.