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    The A379 is a road in the English county of Devon. It links points on the edges of that county's two principal cities, Exeter and Plymouth, by an indirect...
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    and is home to one of the United Kingdom's oldest sailing clubs. The A379 road and the London to Penzance railway line both run through the village along...
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    the freshwater lake of Slapton Ley from Start Bay and carries the A379 coastal road north to Dartmouth. The first mention of Torcross was recorded at...
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    Brythonic word corresponding to the Welsh llaeru, meaning 'to ebb'. The A379 road and the disused Plymouth to Yealmpton railway line cross the estuary just...
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    Dawlish (section Roads)
    greater protection from the sea; it was completed on 3 July 2023. The A379 road between Exeter, Teignmouth, Torbay, Dartmouth and Plymouth runs through...
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    the defences, severely damaging seaside properties and threatening the A379 road. There is a charge for parking in the high season, a cafe and a shop....
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    overlaps with other A-roads for several sections of its length. It is a faster route from Teignmouth to Salcombe than the A379 which meets it at both...
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    in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It is located near the A379 road between Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, and lies within the South Devon Area...
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    The train passes over Britannia Crossing, a level crossing over the A379 road as it approaches the Dartmouth Higher Ferry. It is from the signal box...
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    being in Torquay. The town is linked to Plymouth and Dartmouth by the A379 road, and to Salcombe and Totnes by the A381. For seventy years it had a railway...
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