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. Whether you’re looking for a quiet journey to work or a more challenging long distance route, there will be one for you. 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.

This Visitors' Map of Devon is ideal for anyone wishing to explore the many attractions this beautiful part of the country has to offer. Appledore - Famous for its shipbuilding, Appledore is situated at the mouth of the River Torridge in North Devon. Devon in 1840 - a series of maps, redrawn from tithe maps, with place-names added, are available from Martin Ebdon Maps.The index comprises of two sections: the first is an index of cities, towns, villages, hamlets and locations; the second is an index to places of interest and includes a corresponding map symbol alongside each entry for easy identification. An Old Cross is drawn at Saint Petrocks (St Petrox) near the ruins of a castle across the estuary at Kiln Cove. Depicted throughout the area, Devon's mills provided the East India Company with woven serges by the ton until the early 19th century. A large county in south-west England, Devon has an area of 2,590 square miles and a population of around 1.

Nicholas Island, Sutton Pool, Exmore, Halden Hills, Crocken Tor, Brent Tor, Dartmore Forest, Morley. Devon has numerous popular seaside resorts and attracts millions of visitors especially during the summer months, when the weather is at its best.Bideford: The narrow streets of this busy Devon town, climb the steep hills on the western banks of the River Torridge, its famous Long Bridge over the river is 677 feet long and comprises twenty four arches, it originally dates from the 13th century.

The decorative scale bar houses the name of Saxton and of the Flemish engraver Remigius Hogenberg who prepared the copper plate for this map.Plymouth is one of the major cities in South Devon, with the Hoe and Barbican being popular areas here, and is still a major port for the United Kingdom. Scrollable high definition scan of Cambridge University's proof version of the first (1611/1612) John Speed Map of Devonshire. Further along the coast is the popular tourist resort of Ilfracombe, where you are able to join the South West Coast Path and explore the area, as well as Lynton and Lynmouth which are well worth a visit to see the cliff railway and Valley of the Rocks.

Check out Salcombe, a charming estuary town in the South Devon AONB area; famous for its sailing and stunning views.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.