Low tide at the Teignmouth seafront and estuary South Devon. GPL 4467-408
Situated on the mouth of the river Teign, Shaldon is an unspoilt village, with a thriving livelihood based on the estuary. The original settlement on the river was upstream in Ringmore, where the beautiful and fertile valley was farmed, and the inhabitants were well hidden from the sea. Shaldon itself was formed as silt was washed down by the river Teign, and gradually, aided by sand washed in by ferocious winds and seas, land was reclaimed. Many parts of Shaldon are built on this land, and crossing the estuary one can see the retaining wall of Riverside, constructed about 1800, which prevented the river returning to its beaches.
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