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Devon
Exeter District

Devon County War Memorial

The Devon County War Memorial is a First World War memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and situated on Cathedral Green in , the county town of , in the south west of England.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: World War I memorial in Exeter, Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Devon County War Memorial and Processional Way”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Exeter Cathedral and St Petrock’s Church.

Church
Photo: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of , , in . is situated 410 feet east of Devon County War Memorial.

Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Petrock's Church is a small church in the centre of with an interior described by Nicholas Pevsner as "among the most confusing of any church… in England".

Town hall
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on the High Street of , , has been the centre of civic government for the city for at least 600 years. Much of the fabric of the building is medieval, though the elaborate frontage was added in the 1590s and the interior was extensively restored in the 19th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Exeter and Livery Dole.

Photo: XRay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the county town of and historically the administrative capital of the south-west peninsula. A historic mid-sized cathedral city with a good blend of arts, education, retail and history.

Locality
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in , Devon, is an ancient triangular site between what is today Heavitree Road and Magdalen Road, in the eastern suburbs of Exeter. It was most notoriously used as a place for executions, and has contained an almshouse and chapel since 1591.

Suburb
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is an historic parish and manor in , England, which today is a north-western suburb of the City of Exeter. Its name is derived from the , which forms its eastern boundary.

Devon County War Memorial

Latitude
50.72264° or 50° 43′ 22″ north
Longitude
-3.53153° or 3° 31′ 54″ west
Open location code
9C2RPFF9+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 523290401
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q17547933
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Devon County War Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “德文郡战争纪念碑”
  • German: “Kriegsdenkmal (Devon)”
  • German: “Kriegsdenkmal”
  • Russian: “Военный мемориал графства Девон”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral Yard and Cathedral Yard.

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