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5 days ago · Within Devon’s boundaries is a wide variety of scenery, including Dartmoor National Park and, in the north, part of Exmoor National Park. Dartmoor, with shallow marshy valleys, thin infertile soils, and a vegetation of coarse grasses, heather, and bracken, is a granite plateau rising to above 2,000 feet (600 metres), the crests capped by granite tors (isolated weathered rocks); the moor is ...
3 days ago · Bideford ( / ˈbɪdɪfərd / BID-ə-fərd) is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district. In 1966, Bideford Zoo was built by Mrs K. Tottenham and opened on the 29th May 1966.
- 18,260 (2021 Census)
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3 days ago · Exeter. / 50.72556°N 3.52694°W / 50.72556; -3.52694. Exeter ( / ˈɛksɪtər / ⓘ EK-sih-tər) is a cathedral city and the county town of Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately 36 mi (58 km) northeast of Plymouth and 65 mi (105 km) southwest of Bristol .
- 18.16 sq mi (47.04 km²)
- England
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- South West England
Apr 11, 2024 · Plymouth, city, seaport, and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. It lies between the Rivers Plym and Tamar, which flow into Plymouth Sound, providing an extensive anchorage used principally by the Royal Navy. Plymouth, England. Named Sudtone in Domesday Book (1086), Plymouth’s original harbour is ...
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Mar 22, 2024 · Welcome to North Devon Coast National Landscape. North Devon Coast National Landscape – the new name for our designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which covers 171 square kilometres (66 square miles) of mainly coastal landscape including special places such as Combe Martin, Lee Bay, Woolacombe, Croyde, Saunton, Northam Burrows Country Park, Westward Ho!’s Pebble Ridge, the Hartland ...
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Apr 7, 2024 · 13. More to see in north Devon. There are many other places to visit in North Devon, that could make a good day trip or be visited en route to Lynton and Lynmouth. Arlington Court ( 25 mins drive) – This National Trust property offers a Regency House with formal Victorian gardens and a carriage museum.
Mar 22, 2024 · In the 13th century Sidmouth was a borough governed by a port reeve. Many of the fine Georgian houses and terraces now standing were built during the Regency period (1811–20), when the town became a fashionable resort. Queen Victoria lived at Woolbrook Cottage (now Royal Glen Hotel) as a baby, and her father, the duke of Kent, died there in 1820.
