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Geography: Exeter is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately 36 miles (58 km) north-west of Plymouth and 65 miles (105 km) south-west of Bristol.

In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal command of Vespasian. Exeter became a religious centre in the Middle Ages. Exeter Cathedral, founded in the mid 11th century, became Anglican in the 16th-century English Reformation. Exeter became an affluent centre for the wool trade, although by the First World War the city was in decline. After the Second World War, much of the city centre was rebuilt and is now a centre for business and tourism in Devon and Cornwall.

The administrative area of Exeter has the status of a non-metropolitan district under the administration of the County Council. It is the county town of Devon and home to the headquarters of Devon County Council. A plan to grant the city unitary authority status was scrapped by the 2010 coalition government.

Date of foundation:

History:

Population: 131 405

Sights:

Exeter. Buller Statue
General Sir Redvers Henry Buller Statue
Exeter. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, East Front, 1890
Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, East Front, 1890
Exeter. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Front, 1890
Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Front, 1890
Exeter. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Richard Hooker Monument
Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Richard Hooker Monument
Exeter. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter
Cathedral Church of Saint Peter
Exeter. Cathedral Church of Saint Peter from South West, 1903
Cathedral Church of Saint Peter from South West, 1903
Exeter. Cathedral entrance and Mol's coffee
Cathedral entrance and Mol's coffee
Exeter. Cathedral Yard, 1906
Cathedral Yard, 1906
Exeter. Cathedral Yard, Royal Clarence Hotel and Mol's Coffee House, 1905
Cathedral Yard, Royal Clarence Hotel and Mol's Coffee House, 1905
Exeter. Cathedrale, Bishop Palace
Cathedrale, Bishop Palace
Exeter. Countess Weir, 1890
Countess Weir, 1890
Exeter. Exbridge, 1890
Exbridge, 1890
Exeter. Guild Hall
Guild Hall
Exeter. Miles Memorial Clock Tower, 1904
Miles Memorial Clock Tower, 1904
Exeter. Miles Memorial Clock Tower
Miles Memorial Clock Tower
Exeter. Miles Memorial Clock Tower and St David's Church
Miles Memorial Clock Tower and St David's Church
Exeter. High Street
High Street
Exeter. High Street
High Street
Exeter. High Street, 1890
High Street, 1890
Exeter. High Street and Guildhall, 1953
High Street and Guildhall, 1953
Exeter. High Street and Guildhall
High Street and Guildhall
Exeter. Matthew, Miller Clock
Matthew, Miller Clock
Exeter. New Exe Bridge
New Exe Bridge
Exeter. New Exe Bridge
New Exe Bridge
Exeter. Northernhay Gardens
Northernhay Gardens
Exeter. Northernhay Gardens
Northernhay Gardens
Exeter. Northernhay Gardens and Athelstan's Tower
Northernhay Gardens and Athelstan's Tower
Exeter. Northernhay Gardens, War Memorial, 1930
Northernhay Gardens, War Memorial, 1930
Exeter. Old Tudor Houses and St Mary Steps Church
Old Tudor Houses and St Mary Steps Church
Exeter. Panorama of town from the river, 1890
Panorama of town from the river, 1890
Exeter. Queen Street
Queen Street
Exeter. Richard Hooker Monument
Richard Hooker Monument
Exeter. Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Exeter. Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, 1919
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, 1919
Exeter. St Martin's Church and Mol's Coffee House, New Worth's Art Gallery
St Martin's Church and Mol's Coffee House, New Worth's Art Gallery
Exeter. St Mary Steps Church, West Street
St Mary Steps Church, West Street
Exeter. St Sidwell Street
St Sidwell Street
Exeter. University College of the South West, Reed Hall
University College of the South West, Reed Hall
Exeter. View to Exeter from Canal, 1906
View to Exeter from Canal, 1906
Exeter. West Street, circa 1930
West Street, circa 1930




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