Saturday 5 October 2019

Counties of the UK: Devon




This is the next instalment of the monthly feature going through the Counties of the UK in alphabetical order to check out things of interest.  I hope you enjoy it


Location – Devon is second from the bottom on the left hand side.  It borders Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset.



Flag


County seat – Exeter


Unusual village name - Beer



Flower – Primrose


Signature foods – Devonshire cream tea, Clotted Cream, Devonshire Splits


Famous places to visit in Devon – Dartmoor, Torquay, Plymouth, Buckfast Abbey, Clovelly, Exeter Cathedral,



Famous people from Devon – Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Chichester, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Dame Agatha Christie, Peter Cook, Miranda Hart

Go to this Pinboard to see the Counties of the UK.

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