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Devon - Description and Travel

Listing of books and papers on Devon Description and Travel.

Transcription, by Alan Stanier, of the description of Devon in A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis (1831).

Transcription of the description of Devon in the London and Provincial New Commercial Directory, London, J. Pigot & Co. (1830).

Extract from White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Devon, 1850.

Extract from Lewis's A topographical dictionary of England, 1848.

Devon page of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Listing of community web-sites (archived copy), provided by Devon County Council.

Beautiful Devon - Devon Tourist and Travel Information, from Cornishlight (archived copy).

Westcountry Views - An online library of digital photos of Devon & Cornwall.

BBC Devon Online's Homepage - news, photographs, information.

A-Z of Towns and Villages - A guided tour of Devon's towns and villages, provided by the BBC.

English Heritage's large collection of Devon photographs.

John Pitts' extensive Devon photograph album.

Devon Perspectives - "A personal view of some of Devon's special places, characters, history and antiquities in words and pictures", by Tony Dunlop - a  well-illustrated extensive and attractive website.

The On-Line Guide to North Devon.

A large set of links related to North Devon is provided by NorthDevon UK.

Information about West Devon, from West Devon B.C.

Landscapes of East Devon (archived copy) - a collection of photographs of East Devon, mainly in the designated AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).

Walking the South West Coast Path - a superb set of photographs and maps of the coast of Devon and neighbouring counties.

The Devon Coast to Coast Walk, Plymouth to Minehead - another excellent set of maps and photographs, by John A Butler.

Torridge District Council's Home Page.

National Trust in Devon - clickable map to information about National Trust properties.

Devon Calling - a tourist information guide to the county.

Etched on Devon's Memory (archived copy) - A listing of a large  collection of mainly 18th and 19th century topographical prints of Devon places and buildings provided by the Devon Libraries Local Studies Service.

North Devon Focus - provides information and a large number of photographs related to a number of North Devon parishes forming 'the Coast & "Country" Side of Bideford'.

Devon Turnpikes Trusts, from the Turnpike Roads in England website, provides very extensive details on the history of each turnpike.

Genealogy Tours of Devon - website.

Wikipedia provides a listing of Civil Parishes of Devon - many of which relate closely to Devon's ancient (and modern) ecclesiastical parishes. (Parishes.ukprovides very useful summary information about each of England and Wales's  civil parishes.) 

Britain Express's Devon Travel Guide - Attractions in Devon.

Grace's Guide (the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain) - Things to Do - Devon