Devon

County in England

Coordinates:	50.72, -3.78
OS grid ref:	SX 74 92

Devon sits on the south‑west peninsula of England with two distinct coastlines on the English Channel and the Bristol Channel. Inland it is famous for wild moorlands such as Dartmoor and Exmoor, interspersed with rolling farmland, deep estuaries and long sandy bays, and the dramatic cliffs and fossils found along parts of the Jurassic Coast and the South West Coast Path.

The county has a strong maritime and rural heritage: historic ports and naval connections around Plymouth, medieval market towns and the cathedral city of Exeter, alongside seaside resorts in Torbay and Torquay that helped shape its Victorian and 20th‑century identity. Local culture leans into food and craft traditions - think cream teas, cider and small producers - and a distinct West Country character celebrated in festivals and museums.

Economically, tourism and agriculture remain important, with dairy, beef and cider apple orchards across the countryside, while defence, marine industries and a growing tech and services scene around the universities provide year‑round employment. Socially it combines tight‑knit rural communities and vibrant coastal towns, with a notable seasonal swell of visitors that helps sustain local shops, galleries and hospitality businesses.

Local Authority Districts within Devon

Devon postcode districts

EX1, EX2, EX3, EX4, EX5, EX6, EX7, EX8, EX9, EX10, EX11, EX12, EX13, EX14, EX15, EX16, EX17, EX18, EX19, EX20, EX21, EX22, EX24, EX31, EX32, EX33, EX34, EX35, EX36, EX37, EX38, EX39, PL8, PL16, PL19, PL20, PL21, TQ6, TQ7, TQ8, TQ9, TQ10, TQ11, TQ12, TQ13, TQ14

Most populated places in Devon

Places in Devon

Axminster Built-up area
Barnstaple Built-up area
Bideford Built-up area
Bovey Tracey Built-up area
Braunton Built-up area
Budleigh Salterton Built-up area
Chudleigh Built-up area
Crediton Built-up area
Cullompton Built-up area
Dartmouth Built-up area
Dawlish Built-up area
Exeter Built-up area
Exmouth Built-up area
Fremington Built-up area
Great Torrington Built-up area
Honiton Built-up area
Ilfracombe Built-up area
Ivybridge Built-up area
Kingsbridge Built-up area
Kingskerswell Built-up area
Kingsteignton Built-up area
Newton Abbot Built-up area
Northam Built-up area
Okehampton Built-up area
Okehampton Hamlets Parish
Ottery St. Mary Built-up area
Sidmouth Built-up area
South Molton Built-up area
Tavistock Built-up area
Teignmouth Built-up area
Tiverton Built-up area
Totnes Built-up area