Teignmouth ( ) is a
town and
civil parish in
Teignbridge in the
English county of
Devon, situated on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the
River Teign about 14 miles south of
Exeter. It has a population of 14,749. In 1690, it was the last place in England to be invaded by a foreign power. The town grew from a
fishing port associated with the
Newfoundland cod industry to a fashionable resort of some note in
Georgian times, with further expansion after the opening of the
South Devon Railway in 1846. Today, its port still operates and the town remains a popular seaside holiday location.