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Hallsands is a village and beach in south Devon, England, in a precarious position between cliffs and the sea, between Beesands to the north and Start Point to the south.

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Hallsands

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affected area cordoned off. The beach at North Hallsands (also known as "Greenstraight") is the only one at Hallsands. The beach below the old village no longer...

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South Hams

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there is, in fact, no evidence supporting this. In 1917, the village of Hallsands was abandoned after much of it was lost to the sea following the removal...

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List of places in Devon

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Gidleigh Gittisham Goodleigh Great Torrington Haccombe Halberton Haldon Hallsands Halwell Halwill Harberton Harbertonford Harford Harpford Hartland Hatherleigh...

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Ella Trout

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Ella Trout (16 November 1896 – 16 June 1952) was a fisherwoman from Hallsands, Devon, England, who helped rescue nine men from a sinking ship. Ella was...

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Coastal erosion

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sediment by waves. Human interference can also increase coastal erosion: Hallsands in Devon, England, was a coastal village washed away over the course of...

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List of ghost towns by country

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1929 to house workers working on the Morehall and Broomhead reservoirs. Hallsands is a coastal village in Devon that was destroyed by a storm in 1917. Hambleton...

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Lost city

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by council in 2019 due to flooding prospects following climate change Hallsands, Devon – built on a beach, last resident left in 1960, closed to public...

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History of Devon

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has suffered many severe storms, including one that largely swept away Hallsands in 1917. Politically Devon has had a tendency to lean towards the Conservative...

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Beesands

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Beesands is a small settlement located midway between Hallsands and Torcross on the coast of Start Bay in South Devon, England. It is best known as a...

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Start Bay

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point of the county, Prawle Point. Along it, from south to north, are Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, Slapton Sands, Strete, Blackpool Sands and Stoke...

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1917

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the 475 aboard. January 26 – The sea defences at the English village of Hallsands are breached, leading to all but one of the houses becoming uninhabitable...

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Torcross

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the concrete promenade began to crack along its length. Exercise Tiger Hallsands, a nearby village that was destroyed by the sea in 1917. "Torcross". BBC...

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William Oxley

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Ware, Rockingham Press, 1992. Cardboard Troy, Exeter, Stride, 1993. The Hallsands Tragedy, Plymouth, Westwords, 1993. Collected Longer Poems, Salzburg,...

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List of lost settlements in the United Kingdom

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early 20th century. Grimspound - a late Bronze Age settlement on Dartmoor Hallsands - Village and beach. Hundatorra, near Hound Tor (DMV. Now in the care...

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Stokenham

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Stokenham the civil parish includes the settlements of Torcross, Beesands, Hallsands, Kellaton, Kernborough, Dunstone, Beeson and Chillington and Bickerton...

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Kingdom of Doom

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Point (Sketches of Devon)" - 4:47 CD CDR6732 "Kingdom of Doom" - 2:42 "Hallsands Waltz (Sketches of Devon)" - 2:55 "The Bunting Song (live at The Tabernacle)...

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Washdyke Lagoon

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beach erosion which may start to affect tourism in the coming years. In Hallsands, Devon, England, a combination of an existing seawall and new gravel dredging...

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Adrian Henry Wardle Robinson

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"The Hydrography of Start Bay and Its Relationship to Beach Changes at Hallsands". The Geographical Journal. 127 (1): 63–77. doi:10.2307/1793197. JSTOR 1793197...

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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon

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"NE Grenofen Wood And West Down" (PDF). "NE Haldon Forest" (PDF). "NE Hallsands-Beesands" (PDF). "NE Halsdon" (PDF). "NE Halstock Wood" (PDF). "NE Hannaborough...

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Maritime history of the United Kingdom

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England but is completely gone. Another place that was largely destroyed is Hallsands, which was hit by storms in 1917, its defences having been removed by...

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January 1917

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Expedition. A violent storm breached sea defenses at the English village of Hallsands, leading to all but one of the houses becoming uninhabitable. Born: Louis...

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1917 in the United Kingdom

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354 of the 475 aboard. 26 January – the sea defences at the village of Hallsands, Devon are breached, leading to all but one of the houses becoming uninhabitable...

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List of shipwrecks in February 1875

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the assistance of a tug. Leipzic  Germany The steamship ran aground at Hallsands, Devon, United Kingdom. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage...

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