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Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. The name Devonshire was once common but is now rarely used, although it does feature in some names and titles (such as the Duke of Devonshire), and is still to be seen on signposts in the county.
Like its neighbouring county to the west, Cornwall, Devon is relatively disadvantaged economically (as compared to other parts of southern England) because of the decline of many traditional industries such as fishing, mining and farming. Most of Devon has qualified for the European Community Objective 2 status. The epidemic of Foot and Mouth (Hoof and Mouth) disease in 2001 harmed much of the farming community severely and had knock-on effects on the rest of the county. The attractive lifestyle of the area is drawing in many new industries which are not heavily dependent upon geographical location; Dartmoor, for instance, has recently seen a significant rise in the percentage of its inhabitants involved in the financial services sector. Devon is one of the rural counties, with the advantages and problems characteristic of these.
This is a list of the main towns and cities in Devon, for a complete list of settlements see list of places in Devon.
* Axminster
* Barnstaple
* Beer
* Bideford
* Brixham
* Dartmouth
* Dawlish
* Exeter
* Exmouth
* Honiton
* Ilfracombe
* Lynmouth
* Newton Abbot
* Okehampton
* Paignton
* Plymouth
* Plympton
* Princetown
* Salcombe
* Sidmouth
* Tavistock
* Teignmouth
* Tiverton
* Torquay
* Totnes
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