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Devon (England)

LC control no.n 79089735
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Geographic headingDevon (England)
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Geographic subdivision usageEngland--Devon
Variant(s)Devonshire (England)
County of Devon (England)
Associated countryEngland Great Britain
Associated placeWest Country (England)
Special noteIncludes old catalog entries: Devon; Devon, Eng.
Found inCornwall, Eng. A calendar of inquisitioner, 1906.
BL hdg. (Devon (England))
Foreign names information bulletin, July 31, 2001 (former name: Devonshire [Devon-short form]--ADM1, 50°45ʹN 03°45ʹW (UK11); new name: Devon [short form], County of--ADM1, 50°45ʹN 03°45ʹW (UKD4))
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm2; 50°45ʹ00ʺN 003°45ʹ00ʺW)
GEOnet, 17 July 2015 (Devon (approved and short); County of Devon (approved); variant: Devonshire; geopolitical entity name: United Kingdom; 50° 45ʹ 00ʺ N, 003° 45ʹ 00ʺ W; 50.75 [N], -3.75 [W]; first-order administrative division)
Wikipedia, 17 July 2015 (Devon; archaically known as Devonshire; a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south; part of South West England, bounded by Cornwall to the west, Somerset to the northeast, and Dorset to the east; the City of Exeter is the county town; seven other districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, and West Devon are under the jurisdiction of Devon County Council; Plymouth and Torbay are each a part of the ceremonial county of Devon, but they are administered as unitary authorities)
Geographic area codee-uk-en
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