Devon is a maritime county, which sends 2 members to paliament and gives the title of Duke to the family of Cavendish. The Devon Local Studies Library (the Westcountry Studies Library) provides reproductions of a superb set of historic maps (archived partial copy), including Greenwood's one inch to a mile maps of 1827, Donn's one inch to the mile maps of 1765, and Saxton's 1575 map. Each town centre map includes descriptive text and helpful information about its visitor attractions and places of interest. Exeter - Important since Roman times, Exeter (right in the centre of the Devon map) is situated on the River Exe in Devon, Exeter Cathedral was founded in 1050. If you think that a parish has been omitted or is in the wrong location, please contact the Webmaster.

The air is sharp and healthy, and the soil hilly, woody, and barren, till rendered fruitful by manure brought from the sea-side. Clearly shown on the Devon map at the top of the page, Ilfracombe boasts the UK's oldest working lighthouse, with a light that has been lit for six hundred and fifty years, on Lantern Hill.R., Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. For detailed maps of the key towns and areas of the region have a look at our Town Map page where you will find all of our individual town maps. National Route 2 between Plymouth and Totnes, before reappearing at Dawlish and heading to Exeter (Exe Estuary Trail), down to Exmouth and from Seaton to Axminster (Stop Line Way).

Devon Map: Displayed above is a Devon map, showing the county located in the south-west of England, United Kingdom. Arguably the most celebrated and family friendly of these is Woolacombe beach alongside Saunton Sands, Croyde Bay, Westward Ho!Sustrans' South Devon cycle map covers the area of the South West region of England, and part of West Dorset, including Dartmoor, Plymouth, Exmouth, Torquay and Lyme Regis. Early Devon Maps: maps of lands and estates in Devon before 1700, Exeter, Devon Books (2000) vi, 58 pp. Seaton - Clearly shown on this Devon map, Seaton is situated near to the mouth of the River Axe, and was settled as long ago as the Iron Age, 4,000 years before the Romans arrived. These annotations were most probably made by an assistant of Lord Burghley’s, and show the concern felt about coastal areas in the face of the threat from Spain which culminated in 1588 with the events of the Spanish Armada.

Dartmouth - A historic port, even as far back as the 11th century Crusades, Dartmouth is now a popular holiday destination on the South Devon coast. Crediton, Bideford, Topsham, Axminster, Bampton, Newston Abbot, Lyston, Bowe, Bradninch, Brent, Kingsbridge, Dodbrook; Chudleigh, which gives the title of Baron to the family of Clifford; Chumleigh, Columpton, Coombe Martin, Culliton, Hartland, Holdsworthy, Hatherley, Ilfarcombe, Modbury Morton, Sidmouth, and South Molton. Dawlish - Another of Devon's traditional fishing ports, Dawlish was an early addition to the tourist trail, as well to do visitors started to arrive early in the 19th century, many of whom built houses along the seafront. Set within some of the county’s most beautiful landscapes, Devon has miles of cycle routes and trails for all kinds of cycling.The Basemaps are (OS Map, OS Greyscale, Ariel Exeter RAF 1945, Ariel RAF 1946-1949, Ariel 1999-2000, Ariel 2006-2007, Ariel 2010, Ariel 2015 Onwards, First Edition 25″ OS Map 1880-1899, Second Edition 25″ OS Map 1904-1906 and Tithe Maps. With miles of coastline stretching from Plymouth to Seaton taking in Salcombe, Torquay, Teignmouth and Exmouth and rolling countryside which nestle towns like Totnes, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, Honiton and Cullompton, deciding where to start planning your holiday can be hard. Our maps are designed to last for years but if you are having a clear out, do your part for the planet and pop them in your local recycling bin.