Exmouth

British  

/ ˈɛksməθ /

noun

1. a town in SW England, in Devon, at the mouth of the River Exe: tourism, fishing. Pop: 32 972 (2001)

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Exmouth

Officers said they found the man at Sandy Bay near Exmouth on Tuesday after two swimmers went missing in stormy seas at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, on 25 December.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

A World War Two bomb dredged from the water in Exmouth is to be disposed of at sea on Friday morning.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Audrey Disbury was responsible for sourcing the grounds and secured 21 club and 1st XI grounds stretching from Exmouth to York.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2023

I had planned to travel to Exmouth, on the Ningaloo Peninsula, to report on a rare total solar eclipse that had drawn thousands of visitors from around the world.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023

—The old church of St. John in the Wilderness, near Exmouth, can hardly be said to be in ruins, in the sense before implied with regard to marriages, &c.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 105, November 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various