Starcross

:For the computer game, see Starcross (computer game)

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Starcross is a small riverside town on the west bank of the estuary of the River Exe in Devon, England. The town is popular in summer with leisure craft. A small passenger ferry operates across the River Exe to Exmouth.

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A notable feature of Starcross is the Italianate pumping engine house, the best surviving building from Brunel's unsuccessful Atmospheric Railway. The enterprise is commemorated in the Atmospheric Railway pub located opposite the present-day railway station.

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Estuary: An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which sea water mixes with fresh water. The key feature of an estuary is that it is a mixing place for sea water and a significantly-sized river to supply fresh water. A tide is a necessary ...

River Exe: :For the file extension .exe, see EXE....

Devon: Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. The name Devonshire was once common but is now rarely used, although it does feature in some names and titles (such as the Duke of Devonshire), and is still to be seen on signposts in the co...