Brixham, Devon, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

BRIXHAM (Virgin Mary), a '''sea-port''', '''markettown''', and '''parish''', in the union of Totnes, hundred of Haytor, Paignton and S. divisions of Devon, 27¾ miles (S.) from Exeter, and 198 (W. S. W.) from London. During the late war, it was of some importance as a garrison town, the barracks, at Bury Head, being sufficiently spacious to accommodate several regiments; they are inclosed in two regular fortresses, which, with the ditches and drawbridges, remain in complete repair, though the barracks have been dismantled. The port is a member of that of Dartmouth, and carries on a considerable coasting-trade, in which 120 vessels, of from 60 to 150 tons' burthen, are employed.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50831&strquery=Brixham A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 379-389.</ref>