Exeter

Devon's county seat

Exeter is a city in southwestern England, the county town of Devon.

It sits on the River Exe and has Roman origins, with portions of its ancient walls still standing.

The cathedral city serves as a regional center for commerce and education.

Several places share the name, including cities in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

Devon

Dartmoor

Upland region in Devon

market · agricultural · regional · tourism · countryside · accent · dialect

history

Roman

Of ancient Italy's capital

cathedral · walls · castle · guildhall · Tudor · heritage · archaeology · monuments · relics · ruins

city

cathedral

Bishop's principal church

  • quayWaterfront loading platform
  • guildhallBuilding for trade assemblies
  • councilAdvisory deliberative group

residents · suburbs · infrastructure · planning · civic · neighborhoods · urban · mayor · population · parks

university

campus

Institutional grounds and buildings

professors · lectures · seminars · degree · postgraduate · undergraduate · tuition · scholarship · curriculum · study

Categories
Opposites
English urban scale/metropolitan status

ExeterLondon

England's capital city

Manchester · Birmingham · metropolitan cities · global cities · capital cities

geographic position relative to coast

ExeterPlymouth

English port city

Torquay · coastal cities · port cities · seaside towns

Family

Manchester, Lancaster, Chester, Winchester, Leicester

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G