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Devon

Devon (/ˈdɛvən/ DEV-ən; historically also known as Devonshire /-ʃɪər, -ʃər/ -⁠sheer, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west. The city of Plymouth is the largest settlement.

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Admin HQ
Exeter
Area
6,707 km2 (2,590 sq mi) · 6,564 km2 (2,534 sq mi)
Constituent country
England
Control
No overall control
Councils
Plymouth City Council Torbay Council
County council
Devon County Council

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History

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Governance

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Economy

Transport

Education

Cuisine

Sport

Notable Devonians

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Devon

Nodes465
Edges464
Triples647
Avg. degree2
Density0.004301
Components1

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Devon

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related to Notable Devonians · 35
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related to Sport · 35
Devon → Another Devon, As, Bideford, Cornish, Cornwall, Crying The Neck, Dartmoor, Devonport, Division, EFL League One, Exeter, Exeter City, Exeter's, Exmouth Town, Football League, Great Torrington, National League South, One South, Other, Plymouth
related to Hundreds · 34
Devon → Axminster, Bampton, Black Torrington, Braunton, Cliston, Coleridge, Colyton, Crediton, East Budleigh, Ermington, Exminster, Fremington, Halberton, Hartland, Hayridge, Haytor, Hemyock, Historically Devon, Lifton, North Tawton
related to Ethnicity · 33
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related to Further reading · 33
Devon → Buildings, Chantry Rolls, Co, Cornwall, Counties, Diocese, England, Etc, Exeter, Fonts, George, Hamilton, Hannaford, II, III, John, Kent, London, Marshall, Monasticon Dioecesis Exoniensis
related to Settlements · 30
Devon → Archdeaconry, Barnstaple, Bideford, Brixham, Cornwall, Dawlish, Devon's, Diocese, Examples, Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Ilfracombe, Lynmouth, Newton Abbot, Okehampton, Paignton, Plymouth, River Tamar, Rural
related to Place names and customs · 29
Devon → Anglo-Saxon, Bere's, Berry Pomeroy, Bonfire Night, Both, Brittonic, Celtic, Cornish, Cornwall, Dartmoor, Devon's, Elizabeth, English, January, Latin, Mary, OE, Old English, Old Welsh, Ottery
related to Education · 28
Devon → Bicton College, Britain, Budleigh Salterton, Cornwall, Dentistry, East Devon, Exeter, FE, Medicine, Mid Devon, North Devon, Only, Peninsula College, Plymouth, Plymouth College, Schumacher College, St John, St Luke's Campus, St Mark, Streatham Campus
related to Coat of arms · 26
Devon → Arms, Auxilio Divino, City, College, Cornwall, Dartmoor Pony, Devon's, Devonshire Regiment, Divine, During, Earl, Exeter, Local Government Act, Lord Clinton, March, Morley, Naval Crown, October, On, Richard Plantagenet
related to Ecology · 25
Devon → Another, Bechstein's, Britain, British, Dartmoor, Dawlish Warren, Devon Birds, Devon Sites, Devon Wildlife Trust, Eurasian, It, Jersey, National Nature Reserves, Natural England, Other, Otter, Preservation Society, Romulea, Slapton Ley, Special Scientific Interest

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county plymouth cornwall exeter also south north dartmoor west coast england council torbay one century born english national part east

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DevonAdmin HQExeter1.00infobox
DevonArea6,707 km2 (2,590 sq mi)1.00infobox
DevonArea6,564 km2 (2,534 sq mi)1.00infobox
DevonConstituent countryEngland1.00infobox
DevonControlNo overall control1.00infobox
DevonCouncilsPlymouth City Council Torbay Council1.00infobox
DevonCounty councilDevon County Council1.00infobox
DevonCounty townExeter1.00infobox
DevonDistrictsNorth Devon1.00infobox
DevonDistrictsTorridge1.00infobox
DevonDistrictsMid Devon1.00infobox
DevonDistrictsEast Devon1.00infobox
DevonDistrictsExeter1.00infobox
DevonDistrictsWest Devon1.00infobox
DevonDistrictsTeignbridge1.00infobox
DevonDistrictsPlymouth1.00infobox
DevonDistrictsSouth Hams1.00infobox
DevonDistrictsTorbay1.00infobox
DevonEstablishedAncient1.00infobox
DevonFireDevon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service1.00infobox
DevonGSS codeE100000081.00infobox
DevonHigh SheriffMark Picton Ansell1.00infobox
DevonISO 3166-2GB-DEV1.00infobox
DevonITLUKK431.00infobox
DevonLargest cityPlymouth1.00infobox
DevonLord LieutenantDavid Fursdon1.00infobox
DevonPoliceDevon and Cornwall Police1.00infobox
DevonPopulation (2024)1,254,5061.00infobox
DevonPopulation (2024)842,3131.00infobox
DevonRegionSouth West England1.00infobox

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