Exeter
Exeter is a city in South West England on the River Exe, from which it takes its name. It is the county town of Devon. Around 130,000 people live there. In the city are a ruined castle, much of the old Roman city wall, and Exeter Cathedral.
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| Coordinates: 50°43′32″N 03°31′37″W / 50.72556°N 3.52694°WCoordinates: 50°43′32″N 03°31′37″W / 50.72556°N 3.52694°W | |
| Sovereign state |  United Kingdom |
| Country |  England |
| Region | South West England |
| Ceremonial and shire county |  Devon |
| City status | Time immemorial |
| Non-metropolitan district | 1974 |
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| • Type | City council |
| • Body | Exeter City Council |
| • MP | Steve Race (Labour) & David Reed (Conservative) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.04 km2 (18.16 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 274th (of 326) |
| Population (2005 est.)[2] | |
| • Rank | 167th (of 326) |
| • Demonyms | Exonian |
| • Ethnicity (2011)[3] | 93.05% White
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
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| Website | exeter |
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History
Exeter was built by the Romans, who called it Isca Dumnoniorum (Isca of the Dumnonii, the local British tribe). After the Romans left and the Anglo-Saxons moved into the area in the seventh century, the name changed to Exeter. In the 1060s, Exeter was a centre of resistance to the Norman conquest.
In 1050, the Bishop of Crediton moved to Exeter; from then until 1876 the bishops were the heads of the Church of England in the whole of Devon and Cornwall. Now, only Devon is within the Exeter diocese.
Today
Today it is home to the Met Office, which forecasts the country's weather.
Exeter Media
A portion of Exeter's city wall, formed of both Roman and medieval stones
The gatehouse of Rougemont Castle
Remains of the medieval Exe Bridge, built around 1200
Oil on canvas painting by an unknown artist c.1870. These houses were later demolished to make way for St Edmund's Church. The painting depicts the edge of the River Exe flowing under three arches of the Old Exe Bridge, with houses on the bridge and on the river bank, St Edmund's Church can be seen in the top left.
An illustration of Exeter in 1563, entitled Civitas Exoniae (vulgo Excester) urbs primaria in comitatu Devoniae
John Rocque's 1744 map of Exeter
Frontispiece to Shapter's "History of the Cholera in Exeter in 1832"
High Street, Exeter, England, ca. 1895
Watercolour by Olive Wharry circa 1942 of St. Sidwell's Church, Exeter, after the Blitz. In the early hours of 4th May 1942 a 250kg bomb fell directly on St Sidwells. The church tower was left standing but was so badly damaged that it was pulled down shortly after. A replacement church was built on the site. From the Royal Albert Memorial Museum's collection (63/2004/4).
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References
- ↑ "Standard Area Measurements - Local Authorities - Dec 2010 (SAM_LAD_DEC_2010_UK)". UK Standard Area Measurements (SAM). Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ↑ "Table 8a Mid-2011 Population Estimates: Selected age groups for local authorities in England and Wales; estimated resident population;". Population Estimates for England and Wales, Mid 2011 (Census Based). Office for National Statistics. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
- ↑ "Ethnic Group, 2011". Office for National Statistics. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
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