Location within the British Isles

Beach at Beer.

The town of Beer is in southeast Devon, England, UK. The name is not derived from the drink but from an old word for woodland, due to the original forestation that surrounded the town. 25 miles from Exeter, it is a picturesque coastal village that built up around a smuggler's cove and caves which were once used to store contraband goods. These are now part of the attraction of the town. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The British Isles consist of Great Britain, Ireland and a number of much smaller surrounding islands. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 634 KB) Summary OS reference SY230891 Taken 17-Apr-06. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 634 KB) Summary OS reference SY230891 Taken 17-Apr-06. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... A selection of bottled beers A selection of cask beers Beer is the worlds most popular alcoholic beverage. ... A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded function as carbon dioxide sinks, animal habitats, hydrologic flow modulators, and soil conservers, constituting one of the most important aspects of the Earths biosphere. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at , . In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ...

Historically, the main sources of income for the town included fishing, smuggling, and lace production. Today, the sources are mainly tourism and fishing. Beer is also the home of the Pecorama model railway exhibition centre. Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... A skirmish with smugglers from Finland at the Russian border, 1853, by Vasily Hudiakov. ... White lace is often used in collars and other fabric borders. ... Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) For the Roxette album, see Tourism (album) Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

The geology of the coastline allowed the seafarers of Beer to operate in weather conditions when other towns could not. Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. ...

Beer has a steep pebble beach. The beach is difficult to walk on, long rubber matts -- actually recycled conveyor belts -- are laid down to assist walkers. Insert non-formatted text here Point of contact between a power transmission belt and its pulley. ...

Its name came from Anglo-Saxon bearu = "grove". The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... Look up Grove, grove in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Links

• Beer Stone
• Lyme Regis
• Exeter
• Sidmouth
• Seaton

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History

• Jack Rattenbury - the west's most notorious smuggler

External links

• Beer-Devon.co.uk
• Devon-online.com
• bbc heritage walk subpage
• Pecorama