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Devon

NameDevon
MottoAuxilio divino ( )
StatusCeremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
RegionSouth West England
ArearankRanked 4th
Area Km26707
AdminarearankRanked 3rd
Adminarea Km26564
AdminhqExeter
Largest CityPlymouth
IsoGB-DEV
Nuts3UKK43
PoprankRanked  
Popestdate 
Pop 
Density Km2 
AdminpoprankRanked  
Adminpop 
Ethnicity98.7% White British
Council
Devon County Council
http://www.devon.gov.uk
Mps* Ben Bradshaw (L) * Oliver Colvile (C) * Geoffrey Cox (C) * Nick Harvey (LD) * Anne-Marie Morris (C) * Neil Parish (C) * Adrian Sanders (LD) * Alison Seabeck (L) * Gary Streeter (C) * Mel Stride (C) * Hugo Swire (C) * Sarah Wollaston (C)
Subdivs#Exeter #East Devon #Mid Devon #North Devon #Torridge #West Devon #South Hams #Teignbridge #Plymouth (Unitary) #Torbay (Unitary)

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Devon (c-eniconˈdɛvən) is a large county in South West England. The county is occasionally referred to as Devonshire, although that is an unofficial name, rarely used inside the county itself and often indicating a traditional or historical context. The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west and Dorset and Somerset to the east. Its south coast abuts the English Channel and its north coast the Bristol Channel.

Devon is the fourth largest of the English counties and has a population of 1,141,600. The county town is the cathedral city of Exeter and the county contains two independent unitary authorities: the port city of Plymouth and the Torbay conurbation of seaside resorts, in addition to Devon County Council itself. Plymouth is also the largest city in Devon. Much of the county is rural (including national park) land, with a low population density by British standards. It contains Dartmoor 954 km2 (368 square miles), the largest open space in southern England.

The county is home to part of England's only natural UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Dorset and East Devon Coast, known as the Jurassic Coast for its geology and geographical features. It is also home to Braunton Burrows UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, a dune complex in the north of the county. Along with its neighbour, Cornwall, Devon is known as the "Cornubian massif". This geology gives rise to the landscapes of Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor and Exmoor, the latter two being national parks. Devon has seaside resorts and historic towns and cities, rural scenery and a mild climate, accounting for the large tourist sector of its economy.

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Protest at search rescue cuts affecting Bristol Channel - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--A demonstration has been held on the south Wales coast over proposals for search and rescue at Chivenor in -Devon-. More than 100 people protested at Rest Bay ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:27:44 GMT+00:00
Appeal after north Devon road rage - Mid Devon Star Tweet this news
Mid Devon Star--POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an incident of road rage that occurred on in north -Devon- last Wednesday. The incident took place between the drivers ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:52:10 GMT+00:00
BBC wildlife presenter Johnny Kingdom confronted 'poacher' over Emperor's death - Telegraph.co.uk Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk--The 72-year-old disclosed that he was leading a party of deer-watchers through the Worthy Folly woods near Rackenford, North -Devon-, ten minutes after dawn ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:48:06 GMT+00:00
Devon serviceman Mark Stonelake in Poppy Appeal - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--A -Devon- serviceman is featured on Royal British Legion posters calling for people to donate to this year's Poppy Appeal. Gunner Mark Stonelake, 26, ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 14:52:26 GMT+00:00
Gunman grabs cash from Plymouth shop - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Police are hunting a masked robber who threatened a shop assistant with a handgun in -Devon-. The robber walked into Morice Town Stores in Charlotte Street, ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:54:46 GMT+00:00
Video: The Devon Alexander Story - FanHouse Tweet this news
FanHouse--Outside of the ring, WBC and IBF junior welterweight (140 pounds) king -Devon- Alexander already has overcome a seeming eternity of battles, thanks, ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:25:42 GMT+00:00
Khan vs. Maidana: Will Marcos ruin Amir's dreams of greatness? - BoxingNews24.com Tweet this news
BoxingNews24.com---...- dreaming of a future fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and seeing himself beating Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO's) and the winner of the -Devon- Alexander vs. ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:41:27 GMT+00:00

Districts of South West England

DevonEast Devon * Exeter * Mid Devon * North Devon * South Hams * Teignbridge * Torridge * West Devon
DorsetChristchurch * East Dorset * North Dorset * Purbeck * West Dorset * Weymouth and Portland
GloucestershireCheltenham * Cotswold * Forest of Dean * Gloucester * Stroud * Tewkesbury
SomersetMendip * Sedgemoor * South Somerset * Taunton Deane * West Somerset
Unitary authoritiesBath and North East Somerset * Bournemouth * Bristol * Cornwall * Isles of Scilly * North Somerset * Plymouth * Poole * South Gloucestershire * Swindon * Torbay * Wiltshire

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