Exeter, the Glossary
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490 relations: A30 road, A303 road, A38 road, Aberdeen, Air charter, Alfred the Great, Alice Molland, Almshouse, Alphington, Devon, American Revolutionary War, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Ancient Rome, Anglicanism, Anglicisation of names, Anglo-Saxons, Antonine Itinerary, Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Avocet Line, Æthelred the Unready, Æthelstan, Bad Homburg, Baedeker Blitz, Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon, Barnfield Theatre, Barnstaple, Basilica, Basingstoke, Bastille (band), Bath, Somerset, Battle of Peonnum, BBC, BBC News, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, BBC Radio Devon, BBC Spotlight (BBC South West TV programme), Biffy Clyro, Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, Birmingham, Bishop of Exeter, Black British people, Blossoms (band), Bomb disposal, Bracknell, Brexit, Bristol, Bristol and Exeter Railway, British African-Caribbean people, British Arabs, British Asians, ... Expand index (440 more) »
- Cities in South West England
- County towns in England
- Non-metropolitan districts of Devon
- Roman fortifications in Devon
- Roman legionary fortresses in England
- Staple ports
- Towns in Devon
- Unparished areas in Devon
A30 road
The A30 is a major road in England, running WSW from London to Land's End.
A303 road
The A303 is a trunk road in southern England, running between Basingstoke in Hampshire and Honiton in Devon via Stonehenge.
A38 road
The A38, parts of which are known as Devon Expressway, Bristol Road and Gloucester Road, is a major A-class trunk road in England.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (Aiberdeen,; Obar Dheathain; Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city.
Air charter
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline).
Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899.
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Alice Molland
Alice Molland, believed to have died in 1684, was an English woman executed (by hanging) in Exeter for witchcraft.
Almshouse
An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) is charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the Middle Ages.
Alphington, Devon
Alphington is a former manor and village, now a suburb of the City of Exeter in Devon. Exeter and Alphington, Devon are former civil parishes in Devon.
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, known informally as Schiphol Airport (Luchthaven Schiphol), is the main international airport of the Netherlands, and is one of the major hubs for the SkyTeam airline alliance.
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Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.
Anglicisation of names
The anglicisation of personal names is the change of non-English-language personal names to spellings nearer English sounds, or substitution of equivalent or similar English personal names in the place of non-English personal names.
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Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.
Antonine Itinerary
The Antonine Itinerary (Itinerarium Antonini Augusti, "Itinerary of the Emperor Antoninus") is an itinerarium, a register of the stations and distances along various roads.
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Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the British Army.
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Avocet Line
The Avocet Line is the railway line in Devon, England connecting Exeter with Exmouth.
Æthelred the Unready
Æthelred II (Æþelræd,Different spellings of this king's name most commonly found in modern texts are "Ethelred" and "Æthelred" (or "Aethelred"), the latter being closer to the original Old English form Æþelræd. Compare the modern dialect word.; Aðalráðr; 966 – 23 April 1016), known as Æthelred the Unready, was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and again from 1014 until his death in 1016.
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Æthelstan
Æthelstan or Athelstan (– 27 October 939) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939.
Bad Homburg
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus mountains.
Baedeker Blitz
The Baedeker Blitz or Baedeker raids was a series of bombing raids in April and May 1942 by the German Luftwaffe on English cities during World War II.
Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon
Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon (died 4 June 1155), feudal baron of Plympton in Devon, was the son of Richard de Redvers and his wife Adeline Peverel.
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Barnfield Theatre
The Barnfield Theatre is a theatre in Exeter, England, located near the centre of the city on Barnfield Road, Southernhay.
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Barnstaple
Barnstaple is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. Exeter and Barnstaple are towns in Devon.
Basilica
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum.
Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in Hampshire, situated in south-central England across a valley at the source of the River Loddon on the western edge of the North Downs.
Bastille (band)
Bastille are an English indie pop band formed in 2010.
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Bath, Somerset
Bath (RP) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, in England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. Exeter and bath, Somerset are cities in South West England.
Battle of Peonnum
The Battle of Peonnum was fought about AD 660 between the West Saxons under Cenwalh and the Britons of what is now Somerset in England.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
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BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
BBC News Online
BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production.
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BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend (R1BW) (previously known as One Big Weekend, for 2012 as Radio 1's Hackney Weekend, and for 2018 as BBC Music's Biggest Weekend) is a British music festival run by BBC Radio 1.
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BBC Radio Devon
BBC Radio Devon is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Devon.
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BBC Spotlight (BBC South West TV programme)
BBC Spotlight is the BBC's regional TV news programme for the South West of England, covering Cornwall, Devon, Isles of Scilly, southern and western Somerset, western Dorset and the Channel Islands.
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Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (lead vocals, guitar) and twin brothers James (bass, backing vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, backing vocals).
Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum (formally the Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture) is a public museum and an academic research facility on the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter in England.
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Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.
Bishop of Exeter
The Bishop of Exeter is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury.
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Black British people
Black British people are a multi-ethnic group of British people of either African or Afro-Caribbean descent.
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Blossoms (band)
Blossoms are an English indie rock band from Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.
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Bomb disposal
Bomb disposal is an explosives engineering profession using the process by which hazardous explosive devices are disabled or otherwise rendered safe.
Bracknell
Bracknell is a town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the borough of Bracknell Forest.
Brexit
Brexit (portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU).
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Exeter and Bristol are boroughs in England, cities in South West England, county towns in England and Staple ports.
Bristol and Exeter Railway
The Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter.
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British African-Caribbean people
British Afro-Caribbean people or British Black Caribbean people an ethnic group in the United Kingdom.
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British Arabs
British Arabs (عرب بريطانيا) are British citizens of Arab descent.
British Asians
British Asians (also referred to as Asian Britons) are British people of Asian descent.
British Bangladeshis
British Bangladeshis (Bilatī Bangladeshī) are people of Bangladeshi origin who have attained citizenship in the United Kingdom, through immigration and historical naturalisation.
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British Chinese
British Chinese, also known as Chinese British or Chinese Britons, are people of Chineseparticularly Han Chineseancestry who reside in the United Kingdom, constituting the second-largest group of Overseas Chinese in Western Europe after France.
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British Indians
British Indians are citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) whose ancestral roots are from India.
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British Pakistanis
British Pakistanis (بَرِطانِیہ میں مُقِیمپاکِسْتانِی; also known as Pakistani British people or Pakistani Britons) are Britons or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in Pakistan.
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British Summer Time
During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more.
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Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Burh
A burh or burg was an Anglo-Saxon fortification or fortified settlement.
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Butts Ferry
The Butts Ferry is a hand-operated pedestrian cable ferry that crosses the River Exe in the city of Exeter in the English county of Devon.
Cable ferry
A cable ferry (including the types chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores.
Caer
Caer (cair or kair) is a placename element in Welsh meaning "stronghold", "fortress", or "citadel", roughly equivalent to an Old English suffix (-ceaster) now variously written as ''-chester''.
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Caerleon
Caerleon (Caerllion) is a town and community in Newport, Wales.
Cameron–Clegg coalition
The Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg when Cameron was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010, after the general election on 6 May.
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Canaba
A canaba (plural canabae) was the Latin term for a hut or hovel and was later (from the time of Hadrian) used typically to mean a town that emerged as a civilian settlement (canabae legionis) in the vicinity of a Roman legionary fortress (castrum).
Cast iron
Cast iron is a class of iron–carbon alloys with a carbon content of more than 2% and silicon content around 1–3%.
Castra
In the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the Latin word castrum (castra) was a military-related term.
Cathedral close
A cathedral close is the area immediately around a cathedral, sometimes extending for a hundred metres or more from the main cathedral building.
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Cathedral Close, Exeter
The area of Cathedral Close, Exeter has been in the centre of Exeter, Devon, England, since Roman times when there was a basilica and a bath house in this area.
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Celtic Britons
The Britons (*Pritanī, Britanni), also known as Celtic Britons or Ancient Britons, were an indigenous Celtic people who inhabited Great Britain from at least the British Iron Age until the High Middle Ages, at which point they diverged into the Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons (among others).
Ceremonial counties of England
Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed.
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Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle) — also known as Roissy Airport (Aéroport de Roissy) or simply Paris CDG — is the main international airport serving Paris, the capital of France.
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Check dam
A steel check dam A check dam is a small, sometimes temporary, dam constructed across a swale, drainage ditch, or waterway to counteract erosion by reducing water flow velocity.
Chester (placename element)
The English place-name Chester, and the suffixes -chester, -caster and -cester (old -ceaster), are commonly indications that the place is the site of a Roman castrum, meaning a military camp or fort (cf. Welsh caer), but it can also apply to the site of a pre-historic fort.
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Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Chris Martin
Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, producer and philanthropist.
Christians
A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.
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Church of St Mary Steps, Exeter
The Church of St Mary Steps is a Grade I Listed church in the city of Exeter, England.
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City of Literature
UNESCO's City of Literature programme is part of the wider Creative Cities Network.
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City status in the United Kingdom
City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally accepted definition of cities.
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Civitas
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term civitas (plural civitates), according to Cicero in the time of the late Roman Republic, was the social body of the cives, or citizens, united by law (concilium coetusque hominum jure sociati).
Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom
A number of different systems of classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom exist.
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Clone town
Clone town is a term for a town where the High Street or other major shopping areas are significantly dominated by chain stores, thus making that town indistinct from other town centres.
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997, consisting of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey.
Coldstream Guards
The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army.
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Commentarii de Bello Gallico (italic), also Bellum Gallicum (italic), is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative.
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Commercial broadcasting
Commercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship, for example.
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Common Brittonic
Common Brittonic (Brythoneg; Brythonek; Predeneg), also known as British, Common Brythonic, or Proto-Brittonic, is an extinct Celtic language spoken in Britain and Brittany.
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Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting.
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Conference of Drama Schools
The Conference of Drama Schools (CDS) was the organisation which represented the top 21 accredited UK drama schools in the United Kingdom from 1969 until 2012.
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Congestion pricing
Congestion pricing or congestion charges is a system of surcharging users of public goods that are subject to congestion through excess demand, such as through higher peak charges for use of bus services, electricity, metros, railways, telephones, and road pricing to reduce traffic congestion; airlines and shipping companies may be charged higher fees for slots at airports and through canals at busy times.
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Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.
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Corn Exchange, Exeter
The Corn Exchange is a market hall and events venue in the Market Street, Exeter, Devon, England.
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Cornwall
Cornwall (Kernow;; or) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
Councillor
A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council.
Countess Wear
Countess Wear is a district within the city of Exeter, Devon, England.
Counties of England
The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England.
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Countries of the United Kingdom
Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland (variously described as a country, province, jurisdiction or region).
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County corporate
A county corporate or corporate county was a type of subnational division used for local government in England, Wales, and Ireland.
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County town
In Great Britain and Ireland, a county town is the most important town or city in a county.
Cowick, Devon
Cowick is a suburb of the City of Exeter in Devon.
Cranbrook, Devon
Cranbrook is a new town being developed in East Devon, England, which at the 2021 census, had a population of 6,743 residents across 8 "phases". Exeter and Cranbrook, Devon are towns in Devon.
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Crediton
Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. Exeter and Crediton are towns in Devon.
Creep (Radiohead song)
"Creep" is the debut single by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 September 1992.
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Crimewatch
Crimewatch (formerly Crimewatch UK) is a British television programme produced by the BBC, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes in order to gain information from the public which may assist in solving the case.
Cross Country Route
The Cross Country Route is a long-distance rail route in England.
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CrossCountry
CrossCountry (legal name XC Trains Limited) is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the current CrossCountry franchise.
Custom House, Exeter
This Custom House at Exeter was the first in England built for that purpose.
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Danes (tribe)
The Danes were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting southern Scandinavia, including the area now comprising Denmark proper, northern and eastern England, and the Scanian provinces of modern-day southern Sweden, during the Nordic Iron Age and the Viking Age.
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, South West England.
Dartmoor line
The Dartmoor line is a railway line in Devon, England.
David Reed (Conservative politician)
David Reed is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Exmouth and Exeter East since 2024.
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Dawlish
Dawlish is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Teignbridge district in Devon, England. Exeter and Dawlish are towns in Devon.
Deanery of Christianity (Exeter)
The Deanery of Christianity is a deanery in the Archdeaconry of Exeter, Diocese of Exeter.
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Demonym
A demonym or gentilic is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place.
Derby
Derby is a city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Exeter and Derby are boroughs in England.
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Devon
Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
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Devon and Cornwall Police
Devon and Cornwall Police (Kreslu Dewnens ha Kernow) is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial counties of Devon and Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly) in South West England.
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Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the counties Devon and Somerset in South West England an area of.
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Devon County Council
Devon County Council is the county council administering the non-metropolitan county of Devon, England.
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Devon County War Memorial
The Devon County War Memorial is a First World War memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and situated on Cathedral Green in Exeter, the county town of Devon, in the south west of England.
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Devon Metro
Construction at Marsh Barton station in 2021, part of the Devon Metro project. The Devon Metro is the name given to the urban railway network in Exeter and its environs, which since 2011 has been undergoing a metroisation scheme by Devon County Council to provide a rapid transit-style service through incremental upgrades to the existing system.
DevonAir
DevonAir Radio was the Independent Local Radio station serving East Devon, Exeter and Torbay.
Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (11th, 39th and 54th), usually just known as the Devon and Dorsets, was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1958 by the amalgamation of two county regiments, the Devonshire Regiment and the Dorset Regiment.
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Digby and Sowton railway station
Digby and Sowton railway station is on the Avocet Line in Devon, England.
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Digital television transition
The digital television transition, also called the digital switchover (DSO), the analogue switch/sign-off (ASO), the digital migration, or the analogue shutdown, is the process in which older analogue television broadcasting technology is converted to and replaced by digital television.
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Dumnonia
Dumnonia is the Latinised name for a Brythonic kingdom that existed in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries CE in the more westerly parts of present-day South West England.
Dumnonii
The Dumnonii or Dumnones were a British tribe who inhabited Dumnonia, the area now known as Cornwall and Devon (and some areas of present-day Dorset and Somerset) in the further parts of the South West peninsula of Britain, from at least the Iron Age up to the early Saxon period.
Earl
Earl is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom.
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Earl of Devon
Earl of Devon is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England.
East Devon
East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Exeter and East Devon are non-metropolitan districts of Devon.
East Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
East Devon was a UK parliamentary constituency, represented most recently in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Simon Jupp of the Conservative Party.
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Edict of Expulsion
The Edict of Expulsion was a royal decree expelling all Jews from the Kingdom of England that was issued by Edward I 18 July 1290; it was the first time a European state is known to have permanently banned their presence.
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.
Edward VIII
Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.
Edwin Lutyens
Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era.
EFL League One
The English Football League One, known as Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes or simply League One in England, is the second-highest division of the English Football League and the third-tier overall in the English football league system.
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.
Ellen MacArthur
Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur (born 8 July 1976) is a retired English sailor, from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, Isle of Wight.
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Emma of Normandy
Emma of Normandy (referred to as Ælfgifu in royal documents; c. 984 – 6 March 1052) was a Norman-born noblewoman who became the English, Danish, and Norwegian queen through her marriages to the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred the Unready and the Danish king Cnut the Great.
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End of Roman rule in Britain
The end of Roman rule in Britain was the transition from Roman Britain to post-Roman Britain.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
English Civil War
The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651.
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The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales.
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English Reformation
The English Reformation took place in 16th-century England when the Church of England was forced by its monarchs and elites to break away from the authority of the Pope and the Catholic Church.
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Environment Agency
The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1996 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with responsibilities relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment in England (and until 2013 also Wales).
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Everyday Life (Coldplay album)
Everyday Life is the eighth studio album by British rock band Coldplay.
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EX postcode area
The EX postcode area, also known as the Exeter postcode area, is a group of 33 postcode districts in South West England, within 30 post towns.
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Exe Island
Exe Island was the early industrial area of Exeter, England, and was an area of marshland between the city walls and the River Exe, reclaimed by the construction of a series of leats, or artificial water courses, possibly from as early as the 10th century.
Exeposé
Exeposé is the official student-run newspaper of the University of Exeter.
Exeter (UK Parliament constituency)
Exeter is a constituency composed of the cathedral city and county town of Devon represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Steve Race of the Labour Party.
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Exeter Airport
Exeter Airport, formerly Exeter International Airport, is an international airport located at Clyst Honiton in East Devon, close to the city of Exeter and within the county of Devon, South West England.
Exeter Book
The Exeter Book, also known as the Codex Exoniensis or Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501, is a large codex of Old English poetry, believed to have been produced in the late tenth century AD.
Exeter bus station
Exeter bus station is a bus station in the English city of Exeter.
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Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England.
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Exeter Cathedral School
Exeter Cathedral School (ECS) is a 3–13 mixed, Church of England, private day and boarding choir and preparatory school in Exeter, Devon, England.
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Exeter Central railway station
Exeter Central railway station is the most central of the stations in the city of Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom.
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Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon.
Exeter City Council
Exeter City Council is the local authority for the city of Exeter in Devon, England.
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Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England.
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Exeter College, Devon
Exeter College is a general further education college in Exeter, Devon; it was first such college in England, and was the highest-ranked in the country in 2017.
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Exeter Falcons
The Exeter Falcons were a speedway team based in the city of Exeter.
Exeter Guildhall
Exeter Guildhall on the High Street of Exeter, Devon, England has been the centre of civic government for the city for at least 600 years.
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Exeter Law Courts
The Exeter Law Courts is a Crown Court venue, which deals with criminal cases, as well as a County Court venue, which deals with civil cases, in Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, England.
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Exeter Mathematics School
Exeter Mathematics School is a maths school located in Exeter in the English county of Devon.
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Exeter Mosque
Exeter Mosque & Cultural Centre is a mosque in the City of Exeter, in Devon, England.
Exeter pound
The Exeter pound (£E) was a form of local complementary currency, or community currency launched in Exeter, UK on 1 September 2015.
Exeter Quay
Exeter Quay, also known as Exeter Quayside, is a part of the city of Exeter next to the River Exe and the Exeter Ship Canal.
Exeter School
Exeter School is a private co-educational day school for pupils between the ages of 7 and 18 in Exeter, Devon, England.
Exeter Ship Canal
The Exeter Ship Canal, also known as the Exeter Canal is a canal leading from (and beside) the River Exe to Exeter Quay in the city of Exeter, Devon, England.
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Exeter St Davids railway station
Exeter St Davids railway station is the principal and largest railway station in Exeter, also the busiest station in Devon.
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Exeter St Thomas railway station
Exeter St Thomas railway station is a suburban railway station in Exeter, England, serving the suburb of St Thomas and the riverside area.
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Exeter Synagogue
The Exeter Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue, located in Synagogue Place, Mary Arches Street, in the old city of Exeter, Devon, England, in the United Kingdom.
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Exeter to Plymouth railway of the LSWR
The Exeter to Plymouth railway of the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) was the westernmost part of a route competing with that of the Great Western Railway (GWR) and its 'associated companies' from London and Exeter to Plymouth in Devon, England.
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Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
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Exeter–Plymouth line
The Exeter–Plymouth line, also called the South Devon Main Line, is a central part of the trunk railway line between and in the southern United Kingdom.
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Exmouth
Exmouth is a port town, civil parish and seaside resort situated on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe, southeast of Exeter. Exeter and Exmouth are towns in Devon.
Exmouth and Exeter East (UK Parliament constituency)
Exmouth and Exeter East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.
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Express & Echo
The Express & Echo is a paid-for newspaper for Exeter and the surrounding area.
Fairtrade Town
The Fair Trade Towns campaign is the result of a grass-roots citizens movement that started in the UK in 2001 (see below).
Faro Airport
Faro International Airport (Aeroporto de Faro), officially Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (Aeroporto Internacional de Faro - Gago Coutinho), is located westAIP of the city of Faro in Portugal.
Fire department
A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and fire suppression services as well as other rescue services.
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First South West
First South West is a bus company operating services in the English counties of Somerset and Cornwall.
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Flood control
Flood control (or flood mitigation, protection or alleviation) methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters.
Flood control channel
Flood control channels are large and empty basins where surface water can flow through but is not retained (except during flooding), or dry channels that run below the street levels of some larger cities, so that if a flash flood occurs the excess water can drain out along these channels into a river or other bodies of water.
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Floodplain
A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river.
Flybe (1979–2020)
Flybe (pronounced), styled as flybe, was a British airline based in Exeter, England.
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The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 and again from 1958 until 1992.
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Forum (Roman)
A forum (Latin: forum, "public place outdoors",: fora; English: either fora or forums) was a public square in a Roman municipium, or any civitas, reserved primarily for the vending of goods; i.e., a marketplace, along with the buildings used for shops and the stoas used for open stalls.
Fosse Way
The Fosse Way was a Roman road built in Britain during the first and second centuries AD that linked Isca Dumnoniorum (Exeter) in the southwest and Lindum Colonia (Lincoln) to the northeast, via Lindinis (Ilchester), Aquae Sulis (Bath), Corinium (Cirencester), and Ratae Corieltauvorum (Leicester).
Free school (England)
A free school in England is a type of academy established since 2010 under the Government's free school policy initiative.
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Freedom of the City
The Freedom of the City (or Borough in some parts of the UK) is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary.
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Further education
Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is additional education to that received at secondary school that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions.
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Gareth Steenson
Gareth Steenson (born 5 April 1984) is an Irish former rugby union player.
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Gaul
Gaul (Gallia) was a region of Western Europe first clearly described by the Romans, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Northern Italy.
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Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth (Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus; Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy) was a Catholic cleric from Monmouth, Wales, and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.
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Geography (Ptolemy)
The Geography (Γεωγραφικὴ Ὑφήγησις,, "Geographical Guidance"), also known by its Latin names as the Geographia and the Cosmographia, is a gazetteer, an atlas, and a treatise on cartography, compiling the geographical knowledge of the 2nd-century Roman Empire.
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George Ezra
George Ezra (born George Ezra Barnett; 7 June 1993) is an English musician.
George Oliver (historian)
George Oliver (1781–1861) was an English Roman Catholic priest and a historian of Exeter, Devon, England, and its environs.
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Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II
The Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration held in 2002 marking the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.
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Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales.
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Great Western Railway (train operating company)
Great Western Railway (GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western passenger railway franchise.
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Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the local mean time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight.
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Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir (997 – c. 1069), also called Githa, was a Danish noblewoman.
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Harold Godwinson
Harold Godwinson (– 14 October 1066), also called Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon English king.
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Heart Exeter and Heart Torbay
Heart Exeter and Torbay were part of the Heart Network of commercial local radio stations operated by Global Radio in the United Kingdom.
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Heart West
Heart West is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Heart network.
Heavitree
Heavitree is a historic village and former civil parish situated formerly outside the walls of the City of Exeter in Devon, England, and is today an eastern district of that city. Exeter and Heavitree are former civil parishes in Devon.
Hellenistic period
In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC, which was followed by the ascendancy of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the Roman conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year, which eliminated the last major Hellenistic kingdom.
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Henry Phillpotts
Henry Phillpotts (6 May 177818 September 1869), often called "Henry of Exeter", was the Anglican Bishop of Exeter from 1830 to 1869.
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Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.
Henry Wellcome
Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (August 21, 1853 – July 25, 1936) was an American pharmaceutical entrepreneur.
Higher Barracks, Exeter
Higher Barracks is a former military installation on Howell Road, Exeter.
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Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Historia Brittonum
The History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum) is a purported history of early Britain written around 828 that survives in numerous recensions from after the 11th century.
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HM Prison Exeter
HM Prison Exeter is a category B local and resettlement men's prison, located in Exeter in the county of Devon, England.
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Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (– 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy.
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House of Fraser
House of Fraser and Frasers are a British department store chain with 25 locations across the United Kingdom and 2 in Ireland, part of Frasers Group.
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Hundred (county division)
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.
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Hydropower
Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines.
Ilchester
Ilchester is a village and civil parish, situated on the River Yeo or Ivel, five miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Somerset.
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.
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Interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system that allows passengers to change from one route to another, often without having to leave a station or pay an additional fare.
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Irish people in Great Britain
Irish people in Great Britain or British Irish are immigrants from the island of Ireland living in Great Britain as well as their British-born descendants.
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Irish Travellers
Irish Travellers (an lucht siúil, meaning the walking people), also known as Pavees or Mincéirs (Shelta: Mincéirí), are a traditionally peripatetic indigenous ethno-cultural group originating in Ireland.
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Irreligion
Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices.
Isca Academy
Isca Academy (formerly Isca College of Media Arts and Priory High School) is a mixed secondary school located in Exeter in the English county of Devon.
Isca Augusta
Isca, variously specified as Isca Augusta or Isca Silurum, was the site of a Roman legionary fortress and settlement or vicus, the remains of which lie beneath parts of the present-day suburban town of Caerleon in the north of the city of Newport in South Wales.
Isca Dumnoniorum
Isca Dumnoniorum, also known simply as Isca, was originally a Roman legionary fortress for the Second Augustan Legion (established) in the Roman province of Britannia at the site of present-day Exeter in Devon. Exeter and Isca Dumnoniorum are Roman legionary fortresses in England.
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Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly (label, Enesek Syllan, or Enesow Syllan) are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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ITV West Country
ITV West Country is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the South West England franchise area on the ITV network.
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James Tait (historian)
James Tait, (19 June 1863 – 4 July 1944) was an English medieval historian.
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James Ussher
James Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656.
Jews
The Jews (יְהוּדִים) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, and whose traditional religion is Judaism.
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John Betjeman
Sir John Betjeman, (28 August 190619 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster.
John Hooker (English constitutionalist)
John Hooker (or "Hoker") alias John Vowell (c. 1527–1601) of Exeter in Devon, was an English historian, writer, solicitor, antiquary, and civic administrator.
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John Lewis & Partners
John Lewis & Partners (formerly and commonly known as John Lewis) is a British brand of high-end department stores operating throughout the United Kingdom, with concessions also located in Ireland.
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John Wolfe Barry
Sir John Wolfe Barry (7 December 1836 – 22 January 1918), the youngest son of famous architect Sir Charles Barry, was an English civil engineer of the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman.
Junkers Ju 88
The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft.
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who originally formed in 1996 as Runston Parva, before reforming as Parva in 2000, and releasing one studio album, 22, in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year.
Kingdom of France
The Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period.
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KSI
Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born June 19, 1993), known professionally as KSI, is an English social media influencer, professional boxer, and musician.
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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
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Lanzarote
Lanzarote is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula.
Lascivious behavior
Lascivious behavior is sexual behavior or conduct that is considered crude and offensive, or contrary to local moral or other standards of appropriate behavior.
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Lübeck
Lübeck (Low German: Lübęk or Lübeek ˈlyːbeːk; Latin: Lubeca), officially the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (Hansestadt Lübeck), is a city in Northern Germany.
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England.
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Legio II Augusta
Legio II Augusta (Second Legion "Augustus'") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army that was founded during the late Roman republic.
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Leofric (bishop)
Leofric (before 1016–1072) was a medieval Bishop of Exeter.
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Letters patent
Letters patent (plural form for singular and plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title or status to a person or corporation.
Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Marc Capaldi (born 7 October 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician.
Liber Exoniensis
The Liber Exoniensis or Exon Domesday is the oldest of the three manuscripts originating with the Domesday Survey of 1086, covering south-west England.
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Lindinis
Lindinis or Lendiniae was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia.
List of English districts by area
This is a list of the districts of England ordered by area, according to Standard Area Measurements published by the Office for National Statistics.
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List of English districts by population
This is a list of the districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for from the Office for National Statistics.
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List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election
In the United Kingdom's 2019 general election, 650 members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of Commons – one for each parliamentary constituency.
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List of people from Exeter
This is a list of people from Exeter, a city in south-west England.
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List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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Listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.
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Livery Dole
Livery Dole in Exeter, Devon, is an ancient triangular site between what is today Heavitree Road and Magdalen Road, in the eastern suburbs of Exeter.
Lloyd Maunder
Lloyd Maunder are an Exeter, Devon based group of West Country retail butchers, a major producer of locally reared beef, pork and chicken products.
Local currency
In economics, a local currency is a currency that can be spent in a particular geographical locality at participating organisations.
London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in. Exeter and London are Staple ports.
London and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway (LSWR, sometimes written L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922.
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London Waterloo station
Waterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, is a major central London terminus on the National Rail network in the United Kingdom, in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth.
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Lord mayor
Lord mayor is a title of a mayor of what is usually a major city in a Commonwealth realm, with special recognition bestowed by the sovereign.
Lorenzo Magalotti
Lorenzo Magalotti (24 October 1637 – 2 March 1712) was an Italian philosopher, author, diplomat and poet.
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Lowest bridging point
The lowest bridging point (or lowest crossing point) is the location on a river which is crossed by a bridge at its closest point to the sea.
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Lviv
Lviv (Львів; see below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the sixth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine.
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M3 motorway (Great Britain)
The M3 is a motorway in England, from Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, to Eastleigh, Hampshire; a distance of approximately.
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M4 motorway
The M4, originally the London-South Wales Motorway, is a motorway in the United Kingdom running from west London to southwest Wales.
M5 motorway
The M5 is a motorway in England linking the Midlands with the South West.
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press is the university press of the University of Manchester, England and a publisher of academic books and journals.
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Marsh Barton railway station
Marsh Barton railway station is in the Marsh Barton area of Exeter, Devon England.
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Maryanne Kowaleski
Maryanne Kowaleski, FRHistS, is a medieval historian, who was Joseph Fitzpatrick S. J. Distinguished Professor of History and Medieval Studies at Fordham University from 2005 until her retirement.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around the Massachusetts Bay, one of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Mayor of Exeter
The Mayor of Exeter, granted Lord Mayor of Exeter in 2002, is the Mayor of Exeter in the ceremonial county of Devon, England and is elected by and from within the councillors of the City of Exeter council.
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Meat-packing industry
The meat-packing industry (also spelled meatpacking industry or meat packing industry) handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of meat from animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock.
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Member of the European Parliament
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
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Met Office
The Meteorological Office, abbreviated as the Met Office, is the United Kingdom's national weather and climate service.
Mid Devon
Mid Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Exeter and Mid Devon are non-metropolitan districts of Devon.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)
Mixed is an ethnic group category that was first introduced by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics for the 2001 Census.
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Monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit.
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Municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area.
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Municipalization
Municipalization is the transfer of private entities, assets, service providers, or corporations to public ownership by a municipality, including (but not limited to) a city, county, or public utility district ownership.
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Murders of Kate Bushell and Lyn Bryant
The murders of Kate Bushell and Linda "Lyn" Bryant, a 14-year-old schoolgirl and a 41-year-old woman, respectively, occurred in separate incidents in the West Country, England.
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Muse (band)
Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994.
Muslims
Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.
National curriculum
A national curriculum is a common programme of study in schools that is designed to ensure nationwide uniformity of content and standards in education.
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The National League (named Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league in England consisting of three divisions, the National League, National League North, and National League South.
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Nennius
Nennius – or Nemnius or Nemnivus – was a Welsh monk of the 9th century.
Network Rail
Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain.
New Economics Foundation
The New Economics Foundation (NEF) is a British think-tank that promotes "social, economic and environmental justice".
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
New towns in the United Kingdom
The new towns in the United Kingdom were planned under the powers of the New Towns Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 68) and later acts to relocate people from poor or bombed-out housing following the Second World War.
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. Exeter and Newcastle upon Tyne are Staple ports.
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Newcourt railway station (England)
Newcourt railway station is the newest railway station on the Avocet Line, serving the Newcourt area of Exeter, United Kingdom.
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No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron
No.
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Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England.
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Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.
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Northcott Theatre
The Northcott Theatre is a theatre situated on the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England.
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Northernhay Gardens
Northernhay Gardens are located in Exeter, Devon, England, on the northern side of Rougemont Castle.
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Numismatics
Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects.
Office for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS; Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.
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Okehampton
Okehampton is a town and civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon. Exeter and Okehampton are Roman fortifications in Devon and towns in Devon.
Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
Osbern FitzOsbern
Osbern FitzOsbern (d. 1103) was a Norman churchman.
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Other White
The term Other White, or White Other, is a classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom, used in documents such as the 2021 United Kingdom Census, to describe people who identify as white persons who are not of the English, Welsh, Scottish, Roma, Irish or Irish Traveller ethnic groupings.
Paignton
Paignton is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Exeter and Paignton are former civil parishes in Devon, towns in Devon and Unparished areas in Devon.
Park and ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system (rapid transit, light rail, or commuter rail), or carpool for the remainder of the journey.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.
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Parliament Street, Exeter
Parliament Street is a -long street in the city Exeter, Devon, England.
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Penselwood
Penselwood is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset.
Penzance
Penzance (Pennsans) is a town, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Phonic FM
Phonic FM is a community radio station in Exeter, Devon, England.
Pinhoe
Pinhoe is a former village, manor and ecclesiastical parish, now a suburb on the north eastern outskirts of the City of Exeter in the English county of Devon. Exeter and Pinhoe are former civil parishes in Devon.
Pinhoe railway station
Pinhoe railway station is on the eastern edge of the city of Exeter in Devon, England, that serves the village of Pinhoe.
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Planning permission
Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions.
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Plymouth
Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. Exeter and Plymouth are boroughs in England, cities in South West England, former civil parishes in Devon, non-metropolitan districts of Devon, towns in Devon and Unparished areas in Devon.
Plymouth Citybus
Plymouth Citybus Plymouth Citybus Limited is a bus operator in Plymouth.
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Polis
Polis (πόλις), plural poleis (πόλεις), means ‘city’ in ancient Greek.
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Polsloe Bridge railway station
Polsloe Bridge railway station is a suburban railway station in Exeter, Devon, England.
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Poltimore House
Poltimore House is an 18th-century country house in Poltimore, Devon, England.
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Post-war
A post-war or postwar period is the interval immediately following the end of a war.
Postcodes in the United Kingdom
Postal codes used in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies are known as postcodes (originally, postal codes).
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Powderham Castle
Powderham Castle is a fortified manor house situated within the parish and former manor of Powderham, within the former hundred of Exminster, Devon, about south of the city of Exeter and mile (0.4 km) north-east of the village of Kenton, where the main public entrance gates are located.
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Prayer Book Rebellion
The Prayer Book Rebellion or Western Rising was a popular revolt in Cornwall and Devon in 1549.
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Pre-trial detention
Pre-trial detention, also known as jail, preventive detention, provisional detention, or remand, is the process of detaining a person until their trial after they have been arrested and charged with an offence.
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Prehistoric Britain
Several species of humans have intermittently occupied Great Britain for almost a million years.
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Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition, consisting of 10 clubs, and is the top division of the English rugby union system.
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Princesshay
Princesshay is a shopping precinct in the city of Exeter, Devon, England.
Private finance initiative
The private finance initiative (PFI) was a United Kingdom government procurement policy aimed at creating "public–private partnerships" (PPPs) where private firms are contracted to complete and manage public projects.
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Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy (Πτολεμαῖος,; Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was an Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science.
Radio Exe
Radio Exe (formerly Exeter FM) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Exeter, Devon, England.
RAF Brize Norton
Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about west north-west of London, is the largest station of the Royal Air Force.
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Rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
Ravenna Cosmography
The Ravenna Cosmography (Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia, "The Cosmography of the Unknown Ravennese") is a list of place-names covering the world from India to Ireland, compiled by an anonymous cleric in Ravenna around 700 AD.
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Reading–Taunton line
The Reading–Taunton line is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line from which it diverges at Reading railway station.
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Reeve (England)
In Anglo-Saxon England, a reeve (Old English) was an administrative official serving the king or a lesser lord in a variety of roles.
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Regions of England
The regions of England, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England.
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Rennes
Rennes (Roazhon; Gallo: Resnn) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine.
Repertory theatre
A repertory theatre, also called repertory, rep, true rep or stock, which are also called producing theatres, is a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation.
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Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker (25 March 1554 – 2 November 1600) was an English priest in the Church of England and an influential theologian.
Riddle
A riddle is a statement, question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved.
River Axe (Lyme Bay)
The River Axe is a long river in the counties of Dorset, Somerset and Devon, in the south-west of England.
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River Creedy
The River Creedy is a small river in Devon, England.
River Esk, North Yorkshire
The River Esk is a river in North Yorkshire, England that empties into the North Sea at Whitby after a course of around through its valley of Eskdale.
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River Exe
The River Exe is a river in England that rises at Exe Head, near the village of Simonsbath, on Exmoor in Somerset, from the Bristol Channel coast, but flows more or less directly due south, so that most of its length lies in Devon.
River Tamar
The Tamar (Dowr Tamar) is a river in south west England that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west).
River Usk
The River Usk (Afon Wysg) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (y Mynydd Du), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Riviera Line
The Riviera Line is the railway between the city of Exeter, towns Dawlish and Teignmouth, and the English Riviera resorts of Torbay in Devon, England.
Rob Baxter
Robert Edward John Baxter (born 10 March 1971) is the Director of Rugby of English Premiership rugby team Exeter Chiefs.
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain.
Roman currency
Roman currency for most of Roman history consisted of gold, silver, bronze, orichalcum and copper coinage.
Romani people
The Romani, also spelled Romany or Rromani and colloquially known as the Roma (Rom), are an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin who traditionally lived a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle.
Rostock
Rostock (Polabian: Roztoc), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, close to the border with Pomerania.
Rougemont Castle
Rougemont Castle, also known as Exeter Castle, is the historic castle of the city of Exeter, Devon, England.
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Rowing (sport)
Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) is a museum and art gallery in Exeter, Devon, the largest in the city.
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Royal Clarence Hotel
The Royal Clarence Hotel is a former hotel in Cathedral Yard, Exeter, Devon, England.
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Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust ran Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Honeylands Children's Centre (for specialist assessment and support for children with special needs and their families), the Exeter Mobility Centre (providing orthotics, prosthetics, wheelchairs and special seating), and the Mardon Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre.
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Royal Marines
The Royal Marines, also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, and officially as the Corps of Royal Marines, are the United Kingdom's amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, and provide a company strength unit to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut,; KNMI) is the Dutch national weather forecasting service, which has its headquarters in De Bilt, in the province of Utrecht, central Netherlands.
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Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.
Ruins
Ruins are the remains of a civilization's architecture.
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Ryanair
Ryanair is an Irish ultra low-cost carrier group headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland.
Sacred Heart Church, Exeter
Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Exeter, Devon, England.
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Saint Boniface
Boniface (born Wynfreth; 675 – 5 June 754) was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of Francia during the eighth century.
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. Exeter and Salisbury are cities in South West England.
Sandy Park
Sandy Park is a rugby union stadium and conference and banqueting centre in Exeter, England.
Seaton Tramway
The Seaton Tramway is a narrow gauge electric tramway in the East Devon district of South West England.
Semper fidelis
Semper fidelis is a Latin phrase that means "always faithful" or "always loyal" (Fidelis or Fidelity).
Siege of Exeter (1068)
The siege of Exeter occurred early in 1068 when King William I of England marched a combined army of Normans and loyal Englishmen westwards to force the submission of the city of Exeter in Devon, a stronghold of Anglo-Saxon resistance against Norman rule following the Norman conquest of England.
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Sikhism
Sikhism, also known as Sikhi (ਸਿੱਖੀ,, from translit), is a monotheistic religion and philosophy, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE.
Simon Jupp
Simon James Jupp (born 8 September 1985) is a British Conservative Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Devon from the 2019 general election until the constituency was abolished in 2024.
Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18.
Somerset
Somerset (archaically Somersetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
South Devon Railway Company
The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England.
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South Devon Railway sea wall
The South Devon Railway sea wall is situated on the south coast of Devon in England.
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South Wales
South Wales (De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north.
South West England
South West England, or the South West of England, is one of the nine official regions of England in the United Kingdom.
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South West England (European Parliament constituency)
South West was a combined constituency region of the European Parliament, comprising the South West of England and Gibraltar.
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South West Peninsula
The South West Peninsula is the area of England between the Bristol Channel to the north and the English Channel to the south.
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South Western Ambulance Service
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is the organisation responsible for providing ambulance services for the National Health Service (NHS) across South West England.
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Spacex (art gallery)
Spacex was a contemporary art organisation, located in Exeter, between 1974 and 2017.
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Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, lit) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous naval experience appointed by Philip II of Spain.
Special education
Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs.
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Squamscott River
The Squamscott River is a tidal river in southeastern New Hampshire, in the United States, fed by the Exeter River.
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St David's Church, Exeter
St David's Church, Exeter is a church in Exeter, Devon.
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St James Park (Exeter)
St James Park is a football stadium in Exeter and is the home of Exeter City FC.
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St James Park railway station
St James Park railway station is a suburban railway station in Exeter, Devon, England.
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St James School, Exeter
St James School is a mixed secondary school located in Exeter in the English county of Devon.
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St Luke's Campus
St Luke's Campus is a small university campus which is part of the University of Exeter.
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St Luke's Church of England School
St Luke's Church of England School is a co-educational secondary school located in Exeter in the English county of Devon.
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St Martin's Church, Exeter
St Martin's Church in Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon, England was built in the 15th century.
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St Michael and All Angels Church, Mount Dinham, Exeter
St Michael and All Angels Church, on Mount Dinham in Exeter is an Anglican church in Devon, England.
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St Nicholas' Priory, Exeter
The Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas or just St Nicholas Priory was a Benedictine monastery founded in Exeter, England, in 1087.
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St Pancras Church, Exeter
St Pancras Church is a small church situated in the middle of the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter.
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St Peter's Church of England Aided School
St Peter's Church of England Aided School is one of Exeter's five state sector high schools.
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St Petrock's Church, Exeter
St Petrock's Church is a small church in the centre of Exeter with an interior described by Nicholas Pevsner as "among the most confusing of any church...
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St Stephen's Church, Exeter
St Stephen's Church is a small church in the centre of Exeter.
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St Wilfrid's School, Exeter
St Wilfrid's School is a private and non-selective day school for girls and boys aged 3–16 in the city of Exeter in Devon, England.
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Stagecoach South West
Stagecoach South West is a bus operator providing services in Devon and East Cornwall along with coach services to Bristol.
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State-funded schools (England)
English state-funded schools, commonly known as state schools, provide education to pupils between the ages of 3 and 18 without charge.
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Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
Stephen, King of England
Stephen (1092 or 1096 – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death in 1154.
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Steve Race
Stephen Russell Race OBE (1 April 192122 June 2009) was an English composer, pianist and radio and television presenter.
Steve Race (politician)
Steve Race is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Exeter since 2024.
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Steward (office)
A steward is an official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent them in a country and who may have a mandate to govern it in their name; in the latter case, it is synonymous with the position of regent, vicegerent, viceroy, king's lieutenant (for Romance languages), governor, or deputy (the Roman rector, praefectus, or vicarius).
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Stockland Hill transmitting station
The Stockland Hill transmitting station is a transmitting facility of FM Radio and UHF television located near Honiton, Devon, England.
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Sub-Roman Britain
Sub-Roman Britain is the period of late antiquity in Great Britain between the end of Roman rule and the Anglo-Saxon settlement.
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Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word.
Tarka Line
The Tarka Line, also known as the North Devon Line, is a local railway line in Devon, England, linking the city of Exeter with the town of Barnstaple via a number of local villages, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR).
Tax
A tax is a mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization to collectively fund government spending, public expenditures, or as a way to regulate and reduce negative externalities.
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Teignbridge
Teignbridge is a local government district in Devon, England. Exeter and Teignbridge are non-metropolitan districts of Devon.
Terracina
Terracina is an Italian city and comune of the province of Latina, located on the coast southeast of Rome on the Via Appia (by rail).
The 1975
The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire in 2002.
The Anarchy
The Anarchy was a civil war in England and Normandy between 1138 and 1153, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in law and order.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
The House That Moved
The House That Moved is a historic building in Exeter, originally built in the late Middle Ages and relocated in 1961 when the entire street it was on was demolished to make way for a new bypass road linked to the replacement of the city's bridge over the River Exe.
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The Maynard School
The Maynard School is an private selective day school for girls aged 4–18 in the city of Exeter in Devon.
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The Rifles
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army.
Theodor Mommsen
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist.
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Thermae
In ancient Rome, (from Greek, "hot") and (from Greek) were facilities for bathing.
Thom Yorke
Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician who is the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead.
Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 161212 November 1671), also known as Sir Thomas Fairfax, was an English politician, general and Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War.
Thomas Shapter
Thomas Shapter LLD MD FRCP (1809–1902) was born in Gibraltar, graduated from the University of Edinburgh, and arrived in Exeter in the year cholera arrived, 1832.
Time immemorial
Time immemorial (Ab immemorabili) is a phrase meaning time extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition, indefinitely ancient, "ancient beyond memory or record".
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Topsham railway station
Topsham railway station is the railway station serving the town of Topsham in the English county of Devon.
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Topsham, Devon
Topsham (also) is a town in Devon, England, located on the east side of the River Exe, immediately north of its confluence with the River Clyst and the former's estuary, between Exeter and Exmouth. Exeter and Topsham, Devon are former civil parishes in Devon and towns in Devon.
Torbay
Torbay is a unitary authority with a borough status in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. Exeter and Torbay are boroughs in England, former civil parishes in Devon and non-metropolitan districts of Devon.
Torquay
Torquay is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. Exeter and Torquay are former civil parishes in Devon, towns in Devon and Unparished areas in Devon.
Tramways in Exeter
Tramways in Exeter were operated between 1882 and 1931.
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Trewman's Exeter Flying Post
Trewman's Exeter Flying Post was a weekly newspaper published in Exeter between 1763 and 1917.
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Truro
Truro (Cornish Standard Written Form) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Exeter and Truro are cities in South West England and county towns in England.
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Truss arch bridge
A truss arch bridge combines the elements of the truss bridge and the arch bridge.
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Tudor architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture in England and Wales, during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, and also the tentative introduction of Renaissance architecture to Britain.
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TUI Airways
TUI Airways Limited (formerly Thomson Airways) is the British arm of the TUI Airline group, which is owned and operated by the TUI Group.
Typographical error
A typographical error (often shortened to typo), also called a misprint, is a mistake (such as a spelling or transposition error) made in the typing of printed or electronic material.
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national government.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a research university in the West Country of England, with its main campus in Exeter, Devon.
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University of Exeter Business School
The University of Exeter Business School is a business school founded by the University of Exeter in 2008, it is located on the university's Streatham Campus within the city of Exeter.
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Urban rail in the United Kingdom
Urban and suburban rail plays a key role in public transport in many of the major cities of the United Kingdom.
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Vespasian
Vespasian (Vespasianus; 17 November AD 9 – 23 June 79) was Roman emperor from 69 to 79.
Vice-admiral (Royal Navy)
A vice-admiral (VAdm) is a flag officer rank of the Royal Navy and equates to the NATO rank code OF-8.
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Vicus
In Ancient Rome, the Latin term vicus (plural vici) designated a village within a rural area (pagus) or the neighbourhood of a larger settlement.
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Viking Age
The Viking Age (about) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonising, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America.
Vikings
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.
Volcanic plug
A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, is a volcanic object created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano.
W. D. Caröe
William Douglas Caröe (1 September 1857 – 25 February 1938) was a British architect, particularly of churches.
Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Welsh language
Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people.
West Exe School
West Exe School is a coeducational secondary school located in Exeter, with a catchment area covering St Thomas, Alphington, and some parts of Exwick.
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West of England line
The West of England line (also known as the West of England Main Line) is a British railway line from, Hampshire, to in Devon, England.
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Western Greyhound
Western Greyhound was a bus operator based in Summercourt, near Newquay, which operated services in Cornwall and Devon from January 1998 until March 2015.
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Western Morning News
The Western Morning News is a daily regional newspaper founded in 1860, and covering the West Country including Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and parts of Somerset and Dorset in the South West of England.
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Westpoint Exeter
Westpoint Exeter (formerly Westpoint Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena and showground, at Clyst St Mary, near Exeter, England.
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White British
White British is an ethnicity classification used for the indigenous White population identifying as English, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, Northern Irish, or British in the United Kingdom Census.
White Irish
White Irish is an ethnicity classification used in the census in the United Kingdom for England, Scotland and Wales.
White people
White (often still referred to as Caucasian) is a racial classification of people generally used for those of mostly European ancestry.
White people in the United Kingdom
White people in the United Kingdom are a multi-ethnic group consisting of indigenous and European UK residents who identify as and are perceived to be 'white people'.
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White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller is an ethnicity classification used in the 2011 United Kingdom Census.
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Whitestone, Devon
Whitestone is a small village in Devon, England, approximately 4 miles west of Exeter.
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Will of the People (album)
Will of the People is the ninth studio album by English rock band Muse, released through Warner Records and Helium-3 on 26 August 2022.
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William of Malmesbury
William of Malmesbury (Willelmus Malmesbiriensis) was the foremost English historian of the 12th century.
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William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror (Bates William the Conqueror p. 33– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death.
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Witchcraft
Witchcraft, as most commonly understood in both historical and present-day communities, is the use of alleged supernatural powers of magic.
Wonford Hundred
The hundred of Wonford was the name of one of 32 ancient administrative units of Devon, England.
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Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Wyvern Barracks
Wyvern Barracks is a military installation on Topsham Road in Exeter.
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Xpression FM
Xpression FM is a campus radio station for the University of Exeter, England.
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl (Ярославль) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow.
2001 United Kingdom census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001.
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2008 Exeter attempted bombing
The Exeter bombing was a failed bombing attempt that took place on 22 May 2008, at the Giraffe cafe and restaurant in Princesshay, Exeter, England.
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2010 United Kingdom general election
The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010, to elect Members of Parliament (or MPs) to the House of Commons.
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2016–17 Premiership Rugby
The 2016–17 Aviva Premiership was the 30th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the seventh one to be sponsored by Aviva.
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2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was the most recent cycle of the process to redraw the constituency map for the House of Commons.
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2024 United Kingdom general election
The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024, to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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243 (Wessex) Multi-Role Medical Regiment
243rd (Wessex) Multi-Role Medical Regiment is a unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps within the Army Reserve of the British Army.
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See also
Cities in South West England
County towns in England
- Aylesbury
- Barnsley
- Bedford
- Beverley
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Carlisle
- Chelmsford
- Chester
- Chichester
- Dorchester, Dorset
- Durham, England
- Exeter
- Gloucester
- Guildford
- Hereford
- Hertford
- Huntingdon
- Ipswich
- Lancaster, Lancashire
- Leicester
- Lewes
- Lincoln, England
- Maidstone
- Matlock, Derbyshire
- Morpeth, Northumberland
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Northallerton
- Northampton
- Norwich
- Nottingham
- Oakham
- Oxford
- Shrewsbury
- Stafford
- Taunton
- Trowbridge
- Truro
- Wakefield
- Warwick
- Winchester
- Worcester, England
- York
Non-metropolitan districts of Devon
- East Devon
- East Devon District
- Exeter
- Mid Devon
- Mid Devon District
- North Devon
- Plymouth
- South Hams
- Teignbridge
- Torbay
- Torridge District
- West Devon
Roman fortifications in Devon
- Alverdiscott
- Broadbury Castle
- Clayhanger, Devon
- Cullompton
- Exeter
- Hembury
- Ide, Devon
- Killerton
- Lapford
- Moridunum (Axminster)
- North Tawton
- Okehampton
- Pomeroy Wood
- Stoke Hill
- Tiverton, Devon
Roman legionary fortresses in England
- Alchester (Roman town)
- Camulodunum
- Colchester
- Deva Victrix
- Eboracum
- Exeter
- Glevum
- Ham Hill, Somerset
- Isca Dumnoniorum
- Lindum Colonia
- Lunt Roman Fort
- Mancetter
- Viroconium Cornoviorum
- Waddon Hill
Staple ports
- Bristol
- Carmarthen
- Chichester
- Cork (city)
- Dublin
- Exeter
- Gorleston-on-Sea
- Great Yarmouth
- Kingston upon Hull
- London
- Merchants of the Staple
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sandwich, Kent
- Staple right
- Statute of the Staple
- The Staple
Towns in Devon
- Ashburton, Devon
- Axminster
- Bampton, Devon
- Barnstaple
- Bideford
- Bovey Tracey
- Bradninch
- Brixham
- Buckfastleigh
- Budleigh Salterton
- Chagford
- Chudleigh
- Chulmleigh
- Colyton, Devon
- Cranbrook, Devon
- Crediton
- Cullompton
- Dartmouth, Devon
- Dawlish
- Exeter
- Exmouth
- Great Torrington
- Hatherleigh
- Holsworthy
- Honiton
- Ilfracombe
- Ivybridge
- Kingsbridge
- Kingsteignton
- Lynton
- Lynton and Lynmouth
- Moretonhampstead
- Newton Abbot
- North Tawton
- Northam, Devon
- Okehampton
- Ottery St Mary
- Paignton
- Plymouth
- Salcombe
- Seaton, Devon
- Sidmouth
- South Molton
- Tavistock
- Teignmouth
- Tiverton, Devon
- Topsham, Devon
- Torquay
- Totnes
Unparished areas in Devon
- Churston Ferrers
- Exeter
- Lundy
- Paignton
- Plymouth
- Torquay
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter
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