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St Paul's was built in the Early English style by the Earl of Devon in 1861.

Local opinion is that the village is every bit as striking as the more famous Clovelly in nearby North Devon.

Teignmouth is the second-oldest seaside resort in Devon; it has attracted visitors from the middle of the 18th century.

An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon

Teignmouth is the second-oldest seaside resort in Devon; it has attracted visitors from the middle of the 18th century.

An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon

early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon

Smuggling was rife on the East Devon coast as an organised industry well into the 19th century, hence the strong coastguard presence in every town.

South Devon Railway purchased the first Catholic Church of 1854 for £2000 after deciding to open the rail- way tunnels beneath it.

As with so many East Devon villages, a tiny stream - the Beer Brook - runs down the main street, first on one side of the road and then on the other.

The 50 steps alongside the wall (centre) lead to a churchyard with one of the finest views in Devon.

The 50 steps alongside the wall (centre) lead to a churchyard with one of the finest views in Devon.

French-derived names are common in North Devon; there was an influx of Huguenots from France in 1685 when they were being persecuted.

The church has a three-gabled east end and a west tower rather reminiscent of a Devon church.

Not far away is another of East Devon's prehistoric

Tiny fishing smacks still set out from the cove each day, much as they probably did in 1588 when the Spanish Armada was first sighted off the Devon coast.

This idyllic scene hides a darker truth: Devon fell prey to an agricultural depression in the 1880s, and grain prices fell, causing thousands of acres of hitherto cultivated land to revert to grazing.

The stone was used extensively for the arcades of many Devon churches.

A place familiar to all train travellers through Devon, Dawlish nestles across the sides of a broad combe, with the railway line protecting the town from the sea.

Tiny fishing smacks still set out from the cove each day, much as they probably did in 1588 when the Spanish Armada was first sighted off the Devon coast.

Kingsbridge church, seen here in the distance, is dedicated to St Edmund the Martyr, an unusual dedication for a Devon church.

Kingsbridge church, seen here in the distance, is dedicated to St Edmund the Martyr, an unusual dedication for a Devon church.

Until recently, when Torbay succumbed to urban sprawl, the green fields of Devon did come almost to the heart of the town.

Until recently, when Torbay succumbed to urban sprawl, the green fields of Devon did come almost to the heart of the town.