Topsham, Devon
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Topsham is a town in Devon, England, located on the east side of the River Exe, immediately north of its confluence with the River Clyst and the former's estuary, between Exeter and Exmouth. Topsham is a historic port and was designated a town by a 1300 royal charter granted by Edward I; it was formally amalgamated into the City of Exeter in 1966. The population of the town, recorded at the 2021 census, is 4,146.
Fore Street, Topsham
The Strand showing some of the houses with Dutch gables
Topsham Museum
Topsham, the River Exe and Exeter Canal, looking south
Isca Dumnoniorum
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Isca Dumnoniorum, also known simply as Isca, was originally a Roman legionary fortress for the Second Augustan Legion in the Roman province of Britannia at the site of present-day Exeter in Devon.
City walls, Exeter. Some of the stonework is medieval.
A Roman mosaic floor discovered under the ruins of St Catherine's Chapel and Almshouses. It is now on display at Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
Some of the items from Isca Dumnoniorum at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum