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Also known as Devonshire

Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) 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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Devon is a county located in South West England, bordered by water on three sides and by other counties to the east. It matters as an established administrative region in England with Plymouth as its major population center.

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English county.official_name: Devon
English county.image_caption: Clockwise from top: the Devon coast at Combe Martin; ponies on Dartmoor; and Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth Hoe
English county.locator_map: Devon UK locator map 2010.svg
English county.map_caption: Devon within England
English county.region: South West England
English county.established_date: Ancient
English county.MPs: List of MPs
English county.police: Devon and Cornwall Police
English county.fire: Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
English county.largest_city: Plymouth
English county.county_town: Exeter
English county.lord_lieutenant_office: Lord Lieutenant of Devon
English county.lord_lieutenant_name: David Fursdon
English county.high_sheriff_office: High Sheriff of Devon
English county.high_sheriff_name: Caroline Harlow
English county.ethnicity: 91.8% White British (2021)
English county.county_council: Devon County Council
English county.unitary_council1: Plymouth City Council

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Devon | Domesday Book

The county of Devon in Domesday Book,

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