East Devon

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East Devon stretches from the Jurassic Coast to inland countryside, offering a mix of seaside resorts, river valleys, and market towns. The coast features towns such as Sidmouth, Seaton, and Budleigh Salterton, known for their cliffs, beaches, and promenades. Inland, Axminster and Honiton are traditional centres, with Honiton renowned for lace-making and antiques. The River Exe valley and East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty provide rolling hills, woodlands, and nature reserves. The coastline, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, displays dramatic geological formations, making East Devon a district of scenic variety.

The local authority for this district is: East Devon District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Devon is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Devon County Council.

This district page, East Devon, is a sub-page of this county page: Devon and this region page: South West. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in East Devon

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in East Devon

East Devon is divided into 30 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Axminster
  • Beer & Branscombe
  • Broadclyst
  • Budleigh & Raleigh
  • Clyst Valley
  • Coly Valley
  • Cranbrook
  • Dunkeswell & Otterhead
  • Exe Valley
  • Exmouth Brixington
  • Exmouth Halsdon
  • Exmouth Littleham
  • Exmouth Town
  • Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh
  • Feniton
  • Honiton St Michael's
  • Honiton St Paul's
  • Newbridges
  • Newton Poppleford & Harpford
  • Ottery St Mary
  • Seaton
  • Sidmouth Rural
  • Sidmouth Sidford
  • Sidmouth Town
  • Tale Vale
  • Trinity
  • West Hill & Aylesbeare
  • Whimple & Rockbeare
  • Woodbury & Lympstone
  • Yarty