a town in the parish of the same name, in the county of Devon, 200 miles from London, on the south side of Torbay. It has an ancient church, a national, endowed, and other schools, and a very extensive fishing and coasting trade. Market-days, Thursday and Saturday. It is celebrated as the spot where King William landed in 1688. Brixham has become a place of resort for sea-bathing. The inhabitants of the parish amounted in 1821 to 4503, in 1831 to 5015, and in 1841 to 5684. Pop. (1851) 5627.