Westcombe Beach, DevonSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Westcombe_beach_3.jpg
Author: Herbythyme
Devon is a ceremonial country in
Southwest England. Covering 6,707 sq km (2,590 sq mi), it is the fourth largest county in England, and has a population of 1.14 million people (2011 estimate).
Ashprington Point, DevonSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ashprington_Point_-_geograph.org.uk_-_160751.jpg
Author: Derek Harper

Devon is on the peninsula which it shares with
Cornwall to the west,
Somerset to the northeast and
Dorset to the southeast. Devon faces the Bristol Channel to the north and the English Channel to the south.
Devon is home to the only natural World Heritage Site in England, titled the Jurassic Coast, which stretches from East Devon to Dorset.
Visiting Devon
There are trains to different parts of Devon from London. The train service from London Waterloo goes to Exeter via Salisbury.
Towns in Devon
Sights in Devon
- Buckfast Abbey
- Dartmoor National Park
- Exmoor National Park
World Heritage Site in Devon
Taw Valley, DevonSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_misty_Taw_Valley_from_Trenchard_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_83485.jpg
Author: Grant Sherman
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