Brixham is a fishing village that is located in Devon. The city was built around a harbor and one of the most popular attraction is the replica of the Golden Hind SIS, Sir Francis Drake's ship. Brixham actually has two sections, the cowtown higher ground and is home to farmers. Cowtown Fishtown is a circuit connected marshland. Fishtown homes seafarers.
Brixham has a rich maritime history. It 'was the biggest fishing port known as the mother of offshore fishing. TheFrom Brixham trawlers are still working and it is possible for the audience, catches the fish market is open two days a week shopping during the summer. There are many wrecks along the city. make the rocks just off the coast makes it a perfect place for shipwrecks. The worst accident was in 1866 when the lighthouse was on the pier and swept away more than 50 ships were destroyed in one night.
Warships were in the area all the way back to the days of commonVikings. Part of the D-Day fleet sailed Brixham in 1944. This port is where Sir Drake attacked the Spanish Armada in 1588 loves. Many ships are looking for the port of Brixham for the protection and care. When they go to the English Channel.
Berry Head Nature Reserve is home to National, but this place was once an area of sea and defense in time of war, instead of guns. Some games can be seen in the area and some of the best preserved Napoleonic forts.
NextLimestone fishing zone taken for construction. Ochre is in the area and has been used to protect sails and water lines. Ocher was also used to make the substance first, to stop the rust on iron. This was invented in Brixham in the middle of 1800.
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