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ID: 7012077
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Record Type: administrative |
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Devon (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 45 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises rocky plateaus, moors and lush river valleys; remains include prehistoric caves, Iron Age hill forts and Roman stations; first shired in 8th century; Danish raids 851-1003; tin mining was important 12th-17th centuries; iron, lead and copper mined until 19th century. |
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| Devon (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| DEV (C,V)
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| County of Devon (NA,V,English,U)
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| Devon, County of (NA,V,English,U)
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| UKD4 (NA,V,FIPS,English,U)
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| Devonshire (H,V,English,U)
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Devon (county) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| county (preferred, C) |
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| second level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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