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|static_image_name = Exmouth from Dawlish Warren.jpg
|static_image_caption = Exmouth seafront (June 2007)
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|country = England
|official_name = Exmouth
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|shire_county = [[Devon]]
|region = South West England
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|post_town = EXMOUTH
|postcode_district = EX8
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'''Exmouth''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|k|s|m|ə|θ}} is a [[harbor|port]] [[town]], [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] and [[seaside resort]]
In 2011 it had a population of 34,432,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/exmouthupdate.pdf|title=''Exmouth Update''|publisher=[[Devon County Council]]|access-date=29 March 2012|year=2011|archive-date=10 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410012049/http://www.devon.gov.uk/exmouthupdate.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> making Exmouth the [[List of
==History==
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==Government==
[[File:Exmouth Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 4540323.jpg|thumb|[[Exmouth Town Hall]]]]
Administratively Exmouth lies within the [[East Devon]] district, along with neighbouring coastal towns east of the Exe. It has its own town council, presided over by a [[mayor]] who is elected each year by the councillors. It is based at [[Exmouth Town Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Council land and buildings |url=https://www.exmouth.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Town-Council-Land-and-Buildings.pdf |website=Exmouth Town Council |access-date=25 May 2024}}</ref> The Council consists of 25 town councillors across the Town's five wards, supported by a team of 13 staff, headed up by the Town Clerk, who is the council's senior paid officer. The Town Council is responsible for the delivery of a wide range of services and assets in the town.
==Landmarks==
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Other active churches include [https://christchurchexmouth.co.uk Christ Church Exmouth], Hope Church, Glenorchy [[United Reformed Church]], Tower Street [[Methodism|Methodist Church]], Ichthus Community Church, Holy Ghost [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Church, Exmouth [[Baptists|Baptist Church]], and Exmouth Salvation Army.
==Sport and
[[Exmouth Town F.C.]] is the leading football team in the town, and play in the [[Western Football League|Western League]]. Exmouth has two rugby union teams, [[Exmouth RFC]] and Withycombe RFC. [[East Devon Eagles]] rugby league team were based in Exmouth and played until 2011 in the South West Division of the [[Rugby League Conference]]. Exmouth is also home to the Polesanders Beach Rugby Club who were established in 2014. [[Devon County Cricket Club]] play their [[Minor Counties Championship]] matches at [[the Maer Ground]], the homeground of Exmouth Cricket Club (est.1843),<ref>{{cite web |title=Exmouth Cricket Club |url=https://exmouth.play-cricket.com |website=exmouth.play-cricket.com |publisher=Exmouth CC |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref> whom have achieved multiple championship titles in the [[Devon Cricket League]].<ref name="Devon Cricket League">{{cite web|url=https://devoncl.play-cricket.com/home |title=Devon Cricket League |website=devoncl.play-cricket.com |publisher=DCL |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref> Exmouth also has a large indoor leisure centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ledleisure.co.uk/SportsAndExercise/Exmouth/index.asp |title=Exmouth Sports Centre Home |publisher=LED Leisure |access-date=23 February 2012 |archive-date=22 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222163524/http://www.ledleisure.co.uk/SportsAndExercise/Exmouth/index.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>
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