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This is a list of settlements in Devon, England. A reference to colonization, or the resulting communities. ... Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK...


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Ashburton is a small market town on the fringes of Dartmoor in Devon, lying adjacent to the A38 Devon Expressway. ... Arms of Axminster Town Council Axminster is a small market town on the eastern border of Devon, England. ... External link Appledore (DMOZ.org) Categories: Stub | Towns in Devon ... A town in Devon, England, about 7 miles (11 kilometres) East of Tiverton. ...

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Map sources for Bampton, Devon at grid reference SS958222 Bampton a village in Devon close to the south east corner of Exmoor and on the River Batherm, a tributary of the River Exe. ... Bantham Cross is a small village near Churchstow, in Devon, in England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... The town of Beer is in south east Devon, UK. The name is not from the drink but from the English word for Woodland, due to the original forestation that surrounded the town. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bickleigh is a small village on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Bideford Town Council Bideford is a small port town on the northern coast of the county of Devon in south-west England. ... Black Torrington is a village in north Devon, England, situated between the towns of Holsworthy and Hatherleigh. ... Bovey Tracey is a small town in Devon on the edge of Dartmoor. ... Braunton is situated 4 miles west of Barnstaple in north Devon, and is claimed to be the largest village in England (although Kidlington is several times bigger). ... Brixham is a small town in the county of Devon in the southwest of England. ... Buckfastleigh is a small town in Devon, England, partly within Dartmoor National Park, and on the A38. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Burgh Island is a small island off the south coast of Devon in England near to the small seaside village of Bigbury on Sea. ...

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Chagford is a small town on the north-east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign. ... Christow is a village located on Dartmoor, England. ... Chudleigh Knighton is a small village in Devonshire, England, near to Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey. ... Clovelly is a village on the north Devon coast, England near Bideford. ... Combe Martin is a village in the English county of Devon. ... Crediton is a town in Devon, England. ... Croyde is a village in the north-west of Devon south of Woolacombe and near the town of Braunton. ... Location within the British Isles Cullompton is a town in Devon, England, lying on the River Culm and close to the M5 Motorway. ...

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Dartington Hall is a medieval hall built in 1388 for John Holand, Earl of Huntingdon, half-brother to Richard II. After John was beheaded, the Crown owned the estate until it was bought by 1559 by Sir Arthur Champernowne, Vice-Admiral of the West under Elizabeth I. It was mostly... Map sources for Dartmouth, Devon at grid reference SX877514 The town seen from the River Dart Dartmouth is a town in Devon in the south-west of England. ... Map sources for Dawlish at grid reference SX963767 The Great Western Main Line runs along the Dawlish seafront Dawlish is a town on the south coast of Devon, England, 10 miles from the County town of Exeter, with a population of around 13,000 people. ...

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The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at 50°43′25″ N 3°31′39″ W. In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ... Map sources for Exmouth at grid reference SY004809 Exmouth is a town in Devon, England, at the east side of the mouth of the River Exe. ...

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Fremington is a village in North Devon three miles west of Barnstaple. ...

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Great Torrington (generally abbreviated to Torrington, though it should be noted that the villages of Little Torrington and Black Torrington are situated in the same region) is a small market town in the north of Devon in England. ...

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Halberton is a village in Devon, England. ... Location within the British Isles The town of Hartland, which incorporates the hamlet of Stoke to the west and the village of Meddon in the south, is the most north-westerly settlement in the county of Devon, England. ... Hatherleigh is a small town in Devon, England. ... A (very) small market town in the west of Devon, UK, near the county border with Cornwall. ... Location within the British Isles Honiton is a town in Devon, England. ...

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Ilsington is a small village situated on the eastern edge of Dartmoor, Devon, in the United Kingdom. ... Location within the British Isles Ilfracombe is a town on the north coast of Devon, England. ... Instow is a village in north Devon, near the end of the River Torridge. ... Location within the British Isles Ivybridge is a town in the South Hams area of Devon, England. ...

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For the Kingsbridge in New York City, see Kingsbridge, Bronx, New York. ...

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Langtree is a village and parish in north Devon, England, situated about 4 miles south-west of Great Torrington and 8 miles south of Bideford. ... Leigham is the name of an area of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. ... Little Torrington is a small village near Great Torrington in north Devon, England. ... Village in Devon, established as a burh by Alfred the Great, though the dedication of the parish church to St. ... Lynton is a small town in Devon, England. ... Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England. ...

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Location within the British Isles Mary Tavy is a village with a population of around 600 located four miles north of Tavistock in Devon, south-west England. ... Modbury is a village in the South Hams region of Devon in England. ... Location within the British Isles. ...

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Location within the British Isles Newton Abbot is a town in Devon, England on the River Teign. ... Northam is a small town in Devon, England, lying north of Bideford and south of Westward Ho!. It is thought to have been the site of an Anglo-Saxon castle, and is said to have been where Hubba the Dane attacked Devon and was repelled (perhaps by Alfred the Great...

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Location within the British Isles. ...

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Larger version Paignton is an English coastal town on the English Riviera near Torquay, in the county of Devon. ... Smeatons tower on Plymouth Hoe Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Plympton is a suburb located in south-east Plymouth. ... Plymstock is a parish and a suburb of Plymouth, England. ... Postbridge is a hamlet in the heart of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. ... Location within the British Isles Princetown is a town situated on Dartmoor in the county of Devon in England. ...

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The view from Salcombe waterfront Salcombe is a town in the South Hams district of Devon, England on the Kingsbridge Estuary. ... Jump to: navigation, search Saunton is a village located approximately two miles from Braunton, on the North Devon coast in the South West of England. ... External link Seaton (DMOZ.org) Categories: UK geography stubs | Towns in Devon ... Location within the British Isles Sidmouth during the folk festival Arms of Sidmouth Town Council Sidmouth is a small town of 14,400 on the east Devon coast in south west England about 15 miles south east of Exeter. ... Slapton is a village in Devon, England, between Kingsbridge and Dartmouth. ... South Molton is a town in Devon, England Categories: Devon geography stubs | Towns in Devon ... South Tawton in Dartmoor, Devon, United Kingdom is an ancient demesne (royal manor), going back at least to the time of the Saxons, if not to the Romans, who named the river Taw, the Tavus. ... South Zeal, is a village on Dartmoor, in Devon, UK The village lies at the heart of the Beacon villages area. ... Starcross is a small riverside town on the west bank of the estuary of the River Exe in Devon. ...

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Taddiport is a hamlet in North Devon, United Kingdom near Great Torrington. ... Tavistock is a town in Devon, England, lying on the River Tavy on the edge of Dartmoor. ... Location within the British Isles Teignmouth sea front Teignmouth is a town on the east bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign in south Devon, United Kingdom. ... Thornbury is a small village in Devon, England, north-east of Holsworthy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Thurlestone is a village near Kingsbridge in south Devon, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Location within the British Isles Part of the Torquay seafront at high tide Torquay is a town on the south coast of England in the county of Devon which has extended along the coast of Torbay to the extent that it is now inextricably intermingled with the neighbouring town of... Map sources for Totnes at grid reference SX805605 Arms of Totnes Town Council Totnes (totnus) is an ancient borough in South Devon and is the capital of the South Hams district. ...

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Westward Ho! is a seaside town in Torridge, Devon, England, near Bideford. ... Widecombe-in-the-Moor is a small village located within the heart of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search Woodbury is a village in the English county of Devon some seven miles southeast of the city of Exeter. ... Woolfardisworthy is the name of two villages in Devon, one being in the northwest of the county, between Barnstaple/Bideford Bay and the Kernow (Cornwall Border); the other lies in mid Devon between Tiverton and Crediton. ... Woolfardisworthy is the name of two villages in Devon, one being in the northwest of the county, between Barnstaple/Bideford Bay and the Kernow (Cornwall Border); the other lies in mid Devon between Tiverton and Crediton. ...

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Yelland is a megalithic site in Devon. ...

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  • Zeal Monachorum

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