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North Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Barnstaple. Other towns and villages in the North Devon district include Braunton, Fremington, Ilfracombe, Instow, South Molton, Lynton and Lynmouth. North Devon (or sometimes Devon North) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
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Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...
Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...
Area is the measure of how much exposed area any two dimensional object has. ...
This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ...
To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...
Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ...
The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ...
South West England is one of the regions of England. ...
Statistics Population: 34,000 (April 2006 Est. ...
The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ...
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The figures are mid-year estimates for 2005, unless otherwise stated, from the Office for National Statistics [1]. See also: List of towns and cities in England by population - List of English counties by population - List of ceremonial counties of England by population - List of English districts by area - List...
The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...
The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...
This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ...
Nicholas Barton Harvey (born 3 August 1961) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...
Non-metropolitan districts or commonly Shire districts are a type of local government district in England. ...
Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...
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Statistics Population: 34,000 (April 2006 Est. ...
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). ...
// Fremington is a village in North Devon three miles (5 km) west of Barnstaple. ...
It has been suggested that List of cultural venues and events in Ilfracombe be merged into this article or section. ...
The Instow signal box Instow is a village in north Devon (a county of South West England). ...
South Molton is a town in Devon, England Categories: Devon geography stubs | Towns in Devon ...
Location within the British Isles Lynton is a small town in Devon, England. ...
Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England. ...
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 as a merger of the Barnstaple municipal borough, the Ilfracombe and Lynton urban districts, and Barnstaple Rural District and South Molton Rural District. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
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Population
North Devon is popular with retirees, but not overwhelmingly so. The 2001 census showed 15 454 (18%) people aged 14 years and under, 54 413 (62%) aged 15-64 and 17 651 (20%) aged 65 and over. For comparison, the same age distributions across England are 19%, 65% and 16% respectively. People over 65 helped to live at home is below the national average. Life expectancy for men, at 76.9, is close to the national average, and increasing more slowly than throughout England. Female life expectancy is good at 82.1; and rising in line with England. There is a gap of 6 years in the life expectancy of people in the highest fifth of wards and the lowest fifth. A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods...
Transport The area is well served by transport in relation to its neighbours to the east and west, Torridge and West Somerset. The rump of the post-Beeching railway network has left a branch line to Exeter. The region is linked by a three A roads. The primary link is the A361 (known locally as the Link Road) which was constructed between 1986 and 1989. It heads north-west from the M5 motorway, past South Molton, to Barnstaple, with the classification continuing then northwards along older roads Ilfracombe. The modern Link Road continues westwards from Barnstaple as the A39 where is designated the Atlantic Highway. The eastern section of the A39 links Barnstaple to Lynton, then over the northern coastal hills of Exmoor into Somerset. Torridge is a local government district in Devon, England. ...
West Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England. ...
Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running the British railway system. ...
The Tarka Line is a railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon, UK. There is also a branch to Okehampton, which has recently reopened to passenger trains. ...
The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in the southwest of England, also known as the West Country. ...
The A361 is a major road in England. ...
The M5 near J28, Devon This article concerns the M5 motorway in England. ...
South Molton is a town in Devon, England Categories: Devon geography stubs | Towns in Devon ...
It has been suggested that List of cultural venues and events in Ilfracombe be merged into this article or section. ...
The A39 is a major road in south west England. ...
Location within the British Isles Lynton is a small town in Devon, England. ...
Dunkery Beacon, with heather in bloom Exmoor National Park is a national park situated on the Bristol Channel coast of Devon and Somerset in South West England. ...
This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ...
The other two A roads are the A399, a minor local route between Ilfracombe and South Molton (used as a de facto Barnstaple-bypass to Woolacombe), and the A377, which is the main road between Barnstaple and the county town of Devon, Exeter. The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 3 in Great Britain starting west of the A3 and south of the A4. ...
Woolacombe is a seaside resort on the coast of North Devon, England with a long sandy beach and lies at the mouth of a valley. ...
The numbering zones for A-roads in Great Britain List of A roads beginning with 3 in Great Britain starting west of the A3 and south of the A4. ...
A county town is the capital of a county in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. ...
Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...
The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in the southwest of England, also known as the West Country. ...
Due to significant peak time traffic delays in Barnstaple, coupled with severe congestion at both peak and non-peak times in the summer when tourist traffic is at its busiest, the Barnstaple Western Bypass has been opened. The Barnstaple Western Bypass is a congestion-relief scheme designed to take road traffic away from the town centre of Barnstaple, a market town in Devon, South West England. ...
Economy Due to the historically agricultural nature of the economy, many areas of North Devon were considered deprived. The average income for the district is 73% of the average for the United Kingdom as a whole.
The largest employers in the area are the National Health Service, mainly through North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple, and the Ministry of Defence, at Royal Marines Base Chivenor, Fremington Camp and Arromanches Camp, Instow. “NHS†redirects here. ...
North Devon District Hospital is an NHS district general hospital in the town of Barnstaple, North Devon, England. ...
Statistics Population: 34,000 (April 2006 Est. ...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ...
Royal Marines Base Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by the Royal Marines. ...
// Fremington is a village in North Devon three miles (5 km) west of Barnstaple. ...
The Instow signal box Instow is a village in north Devon (a county of South West England). ...
Ilfracombe, seen from 447 feet (136 metres) above. The viewpoint (Hillsborough) is part of the South West Coastal Path Ilfracombe, seen from 447 feet (136 metres) above. ...
Ilfracombe, seen from 447 feet (136 metres) above. ...
Barnstaple Barnstaple is on the River Taw estuary, and functions both as the main service centre and the administrative centre for North Devon District Council. The population of 34,000 excludes the exurbs of Bickington, Landkey, Ashford and Sherwell, suburban villages outside of the main urban area of Barnstaple itself but that are dependent on the main settlement for services and employment. River Taw rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor. ...
Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey to travel to New York City A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commute out of the community to earn their livelihood. ...
Bickington is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England, on the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. ...
Landkey is a small village in the county of Devon in the south-west of England with a population of 2274. ...
Ashford is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. ...
Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ...
Ethnicity The region is one of the most homogenous in England, with 99.0% of the population putting their race on the 2001 census as White. This means North Devon is ranked 318 out of 354 where rank 1 has the lowest percentage of white people and rank 354 has the highest percentage of white people.
See also www.nickthorn.com The South West Coast Path passes along the cliffs (seen in the distance) at Ilfracombe, North Devon. ...
The Tarka Trail is a series of footpaths around Devon, England. ...
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External links - North Devon Gazette
- North Devon Health Profile
- http://www.indevon.org.uk/cms/images/stories/mosaic/NorthDevon.pdf
- North Devon District Council
- North Devon Enterprise Agency
- North Devon Arts
- North Devon AONB
- North Devon Festival
- North Devon Sinfonia
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Mid Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. ...
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Restormel is a local government district and borough in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ...
Salisbury is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ...
Sedgemoor is a local government district of Somerset in England. ...
South Gloucestershire is a local government area in South West England. ...
South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. ...
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Taunton Deane is a local government district with borough status in Somerset, England. ...
Teignbridge is a local government district in Devon, England. ...
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Torbay (IPA: ) is an east-facing bay, at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south-west of England, situated roughly midway between the cities of Exeter and Plymouth. ...
Torridge is a local government district in Devon, England. ...
West Devon is a local government district and borough in Devon, England. ...
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West Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England. ...
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Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...
Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ...
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