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MODBURY (St. George), a market-town and '''parish''', in the union of Kingsbridge, hundred of Ermington, Ermington and Plympton, and S. divisions of Devon, 36 miles (S. W. by S.) from Exeter, and 208 (W. S. W.) from London. The town is situated at the junction of roads from Plymouth, Kingsbridge, and Dartmouth, and occupies the bottom and declivities of a valley; it consists of four streets, which meet at right angles.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51155 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 329-332.</ref>