BEER, a chapelry in the parish of SEATON, hundred
of COLYTON, county of DEVON, 3 miles (S. S. W.)
from Colyton, containing 1256 inhabitants. The Cove
of Beer is highly favourable for fishing. In 1820, Lord
Rolle obtained an act for constructing a pier and improving
the harbour. Edward Colston bequeathed land,
producing about £500 a year, for maintaining, clothing,
and teaching one hundred poor boys of Idstock
and Beer. Lady Rolle bequeathed £7000 three per
cents, for charitable purposes, from which fund almshouses
for twenty-five poor fishermen, and twenty
infirm widows, and schools for the instruction of boys
and girls, on Dr. Bell's plan, have been erected and
endowed.