Devon
Southwestern English shire
Devon is a county in southwestern England, known for its coastline, moors, and rural character.
The name appears in compounds like Devon cream (clotted cream) and Devonshire tea.
Devon is also a given name for both sexes, more common in American usage: Devon scored the winning goal.
Devon's capital city
Scones-based British refreshment
- clotted creamThick scalded milk fat
- sconesSmall quick breads
- pastiesAdhesive breast coverings
- ciderPressed apple beverage
scrumpy · seafood · crab · local produce · fudge · ale · ploughman's lunch · fish and chips
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- meadowsGrassland for grazing
- hedgerowsRows of dense shrubs
thatched cottages · villages · orchards · dairy · livestock · agriculture · harvest · greenery
Steep natural rock walls
- beachesSandy coastal areas
- covesSheltered coastal indentations
- harboursSheltered anchorages for ships
- rockpoolsWater-filled coastal hollows
surfing · sailing · fishing · estuaries · lighthouses · piers · promenades · tidal
1086 English land survey
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- SaxonsGermanic British settlers
- RomansAncient Italy's imperial people
- CeltsAncient Indo-European tribal group
tin mining · wool trade · Drake · Raleigh · maritime heritage · castles · monasteries · prehistoric
Exeter
Devon's capital city
Torquay · Axminster · Dartmouth · Kingsbridge
cream tea
Scones-based British refreshment
- clotted creamThick scalded milk fat
- sconesSmall quick breads
- pastiesAdhesive breast coverings
cider · scrumpy · seafood · crab · local produce · fudge · ale · ploughman's lunch · fish and chips · organic
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- meadowsGrassland for grazing
hedgerows · thatched cottages · villages · orchards · dairy · livestock · agriculture · harvest · greenery · lanes
cliffs
Steep natural rock walls
rockpools · surfing · sailing · fishing · estuaries · lighthouses · piers · promenades · tidal · dunes
Domesday
1086 English land survey
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- SaxonsGermanic British settlers
- RomansAncient Italy's imperial people
Celts · tin mining · wool trade · Drake · Raleigh · maritime heritage · castles · monasteries · prehistoric · Bronze Age
- BritainEngland, Wales, Scotland, London, Northern Ireland
- British IslesEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- CountiesCork, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Mayo
- UK PlacesLondon, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bath
- DuchiesAnjou, Aquitaine, Austria, Baden, Bavaria
DevonGreater London
UK's capital administrative area
London · Manchester · Birmingham · Greater Manchester · Yorkshire
- Devon creamThick scalded milk topping