| Devon | |
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| State | UK |
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| Capital | Exeter |
| Surface | 6,707 km² |
| Inhabitants | 1.141.600 (2008) |
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Devon is a territory in the Southwest ofEngland.
To know
Geographical notes
Devon County is one of the largest counties in theEngland. It is bathed to the north by the Celtic Sea, to the east it borders Somerset and Dorset, to the south it overlooks the English Channel and to the west it borders the Cornwall.
The south central area of the county is dominated by the Dartmoor granite plateau. The highest point, whose summit is called High Willhays, reaches a height of 621 m a.s.l. Dartmoor, which is protected by a national park, has typical moorland vegetation. Numerous rivers descend from the plateau, among which the main ones are: Torridge, Taw, Teign, Bovey, Dart, Avon, Plym and Tavy.
Both the south and north coasts of Devon are high and rocky, with few beaches, and indented with deep coves.
Territories and tourist destinations
Devon County is divided into the administrative districts of: Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon, Torridge, West Devon, South Hams and Teignbridge.
Urban centers
- Exeter - Chief town of Devon.
- Brixham - Fishing port.
- Dartmouth - Located south at the mouth of the River Dart estuary.
- Lynmouth - village on the coast ofExmoor National Park.
- Paignton - Torquay tourist center on the east coast.
- Plymouth - On the east bank of the Tamar is the port city of Plymouth, the largest in the county.
- Torquay - renowned seaside resort of the "English Riviera", birthplace of Richard Francis Burton and Agatha Christie.
Other destinations
- Dartmoor - National Park, rich in flora, fauna, industrial archeology, prehistoric remains (including the site of Grimspound, dating back to the Bronze Age).
- Jurassic Coast - spectacular stretch of coast from Exmouth in Devon to Swanage in Dorset (World Heritage Site UNESCO).
- Lundy - Island on the north coast.
- Exmoor National Park - National Park.
- Plymouth Hoe - park of Plymouth with magnificent views over Plymouth Sound, Drake Island and Mount Edgcumbe Park in Cornwall. It houses the Smeaton Tower, the lighthouse previously placed on the Eddystone rock and rebuilt here in 1877.
How to get
How to get around
What see
- Berry Head - headland on the south coast with archaeological remains from the Iron Age.
- Buckfast Abbey - Catholic abbey on the edge of Dartmoor.
- Buckland Abbey - home of the explorer and navigator Francis Drake.
- Totnes Castle
- Dartmouth Castle
- Cathedral of Exeter
- Eddystone Lighthouse - located on a rock off the coast of Plymouth.
- Historic steam railway lines:
- Babbacombe Cliff Railway
- Bideford & Instow Railway
- Dartmoor Railway
- Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
- Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway
- Plym Valley Railway
- South Devon Railway
