Devon
Devon | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Barnstaple • Bideford • Exeter • Exmouth • Honiton • Okehampton • Paignton • Plymouth • Tavistock • Torquay | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Kingsbridge • Newton Abbot • Tiverton | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Devon • Plymouth • Torbay | |||
Borders | |||
Cornwall • Dorset • Somerset | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
M5, A30, A35, A38, A303 | |||
Devon is a traditional county in the South West of England. It is the only county with two separate coastlines.
Geography & Economy
Devon is perhaps more closely associated with the sea than any other English county. Drake and Raleigh were local lads, whilst Plymouth is a major port and Dartmouth is home to the Royal Naval College. Fishing and shipbuilding are traditional industries, whilst farming and mining took place inland. In the north Devon shares Exmoor with Somerset but Dartmoor in the south lies wholly within the county; the latter is one of England's largest remaining wildernesses. Tourism is today very important. The area around Torbay has been marketed as the English Riviera since the 19th century, whilst the north also has some smaller resorts.
Roads
The south of the county, with the exception of Dartmoor which only has a couple of roads crossing it, is well served by the road network, whilst only a small number of roads head north, or cross into North Devon from neighbouring Cornwall or Somerset. Although Exmoor has a relatively good road network the land drops steeply down to the Bristol Channel so the coast road, where there is one, is steep and winding. The south of the county has a number of estuaries which are not bridged, although the Dart and Tamar do have vehicle ferries; elsewhere drivers must detour.
The majority of roads within the county are maintained by Devon County Council, with Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council controlling their own areas. National Highways restrict their network to the south with five roads converging on the county town of Exeter. The A30 and A38 head either side of Dartmoor into Cornwall, whilst the M5, A303 and A35 head east. The A361 North Devon Link Road, built in the 1980s, is the only road to the north of any quality but this is no longer trunk. The A39 runs along the north coast but is not worthy of Class I status; in the area of Lynton it follows a more-or-less S1 route along the valley of the East Lyn before leaving town along the steep Countisbury Hill.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M5 | West Bromwich | Exeter | 166 miles | View |
A30 | Hounslow | Land's End | 284 miles | View |
A35 | Honiton | Swaythling, Southampton | 97 miles | View |
A38 | Bodmin | Mansfield | 309.7 miles | View |
A39 | Corston | Falmouth | 204 miles | View |
A303 | Popham | Upottery | 95 miles | View |
A358 | Williton | Axe Bridge | 43.2 miles | View |
A361 | Ilfracombe | Kilsby | 213 miles | View |
A364 | Barnstaple | Bampton | 30 miles | View |
A373 | Honiton | Cullompton | 10.4 miles | View |
A374 | Marsh Mills, Plymouth | Trerulefoot | 16.0 miles | View |
A374 | Donyatt | Colyford | 16.2 miles | View |
A375 | Honiton | Sidmouth | 8.8 miles | View |
A376 | Clyst St Mary | Exmouth | 7.7 miles | View |
A377 | Exeter | Barnstaple | 40.6 miles | View |
A378 | Cotfield | Pinhoe | 4.6 miles | View |
A379 | Exeter | Plymouth | 70.0 miles | View |
A380 | Kennford | Collaton St Mary | 18 miles | View |
A381 | Teignmouth | Salcombe | 34 miles | View |
A382 | Newton Abbot | Whiddon Down | 19.1 miles | View |
A383 | Kingsteignton | Bickington | 7.1 miles | View |
A384 | Buckfastleigh | Dartington | 4.3 miles | View |
A385 | Collaton St Mary | South Brent | 10.8 miles | View |
A386 | Appledore | Plymouth | 60.0 miles | View |
A388 | Saltash | Landcross | 48.7 miles | View |
A390 | Tavistock | Chiverton Cross | 58.7 miles | View |
A396 | Marsh Street | Cowley | 42 miles | View |
A397 | Halberton | Uffculme | 3.5 miles | View |
A398 | Norton Fitzwarren | South Molton | 35.2 miles | View |
A399 | South Molton | Ilfracombe | 22 miles | View |
A3015 | Sowton | Exeter | 5.2 miles | View |
A3022 | Edginswell | Brixham | 11.2 miles | View |
A3039 | West Street | Chard Street | 0.033 miles | View |
A3040 | Fore Street | East Budleigh Road | 0.5 miles | View |
A3041 | Devonport | Hartley | 3.0 miles | View |
A3042 | Devonport | Keyham | 1.4 miles | View |
A3043 | Devonport | Stoke | 0.5 miles | View |
A3044 | Plymouth Road | Ford Street | 0.1 miles | View |
A3049 | Devonport Road | Keyham Road | 0.5 miles | View |
A3052 | Charmouth | Clyst St Mary | 27.0 miles | View |
A3064 | Milehouse | Kings Tamerton | 2.4 miles | View |
A3070 | Raymond's Hill | Lyme Regis | 3.3 miles | View |
A3071 | Lyme Road | Chard Road | 0.3 miles | View |
A3072 | Bickleigh | Bude | 53.5 miles | View |
A3073 | Exeter Inn | Bampton | 1.3 miles | View |
A3078 | Plympton | St Budeaux | 6.0 miles | View |
A3079 | Fowley Cross | Dunsland Cross | 12.8 miles | View |
A3079 | Horton, Ilminster | Upottery | 9.5 miles | View |
A3081 | Mutley | Laira | 1.6 miles | View |
A3084 | Pinhoe | Matford | 3.5 miles | View |
A3084 | Redhills | Alphington | 0.9 miles | View |
A3085 | Whipton | Shillingford Abbot | 5.2 miles | View |
A3121 | Wrangaton | Ermington | 6.1 miles | View |
A3122 | Halwell | Dartmouth | 6.9 miles | View |
A3123 | Mullacott Cross | Kentisbury Cross | 6.9 miles | View |
A3124 | Whiddon Down | Great Torrington | 23.6 miles | View |
A3125 | Barnstaple | Barnstaple Town Centre | 2.5 miles | View |
A3126 | West Exe Roundabout | Bolham Road Roundabout | 1.5 miles | View |
A3822 | Forder Valley Interchange | Derriford | View | |
A3860 | Derriford Roundabout | Tamar Science Park | 0.6 miles | View |
A3861 | Forder Valley Interchange | Derriford | View | |
B3042 | Witheridge | Eggesford Station | 9.4 miles | View |
B3060 | Churscombe | Paignton | 1.6 miles | View |
B3092 | Frome | Sturminster Newton | 25.3 miles | View |
B3096 | Chawleigh | Leigh Cross | 2.9 miles | View |
B3123 | Alphington | Matford | 1.5 miles | View |
B3137 | Tiverton | South Molton | 20.7 miles | View |
B3138 | Rumsam, Barnstaple | Newport, Barnstaple | 0.78 miles | View |
B3149 | Pottington | Barnstaple | 0.57 miles | View |
B3161 | Colyford | Colyton | 1.0 mile | View |
B3165 | Somerton | Lyme Regis | 30.5 miles | View |
B3166 | Monkton Wyld Cross | Red Cross | 0.5 miles | View |
B3169 | Horton Cross | Stopgate | 7.6 miles | View |
B3170 | Taunton | Stopgate | 10.5 miles | View |
B3172 | Boshill Cross | Seaton Down | 4.2 miles | View |
B3173 | Seaton | Hangman's Stone | 3.3 miles | View |
B3174 | Clyst Honiton | Seaton | 11.3 miles | View |
B3175 | All Saints Road | The Esplanade | 0.3 miles | View |
B3176 | Sidmouth | Bowd | 2.4 miles | View |
B3177 | Ottery St Mary | Patteson's Cross | 4.5 miles | View |
B3178 | Newton Poppleford | Exmouth | 11.6 miles | View |
B3179 | Clyst St George | Knowle | 5.7 miles | View |
B3180 | Daisymount | Lympstone Common | 7.8 miles | View |
B3181 | Appledore | Pinhoe | 16.1 miles | View |
B3181 | Topsham | Pinhoe | 4.2 miles | View |
B3182 | Countess Wear | Sandy Park | 1.2 miles | View |
B3182 | Exeter | Countess Weir | 2.0 miles | View |
B3182 | Magdalen Street | Friars Green | 0.05 miles | View |
B3183 | Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter | Honiton Road, Exeter | 3.3 miles | View |
B3183 | Cowley Bridge Road | Heavitree Road | 3.3 miles | View |
B3184 | Clyst Honiton | Nine Oaks | 3.5 miles | View |
B3184 | Broadclyst | Clyst Honiton (E) | 1.8 miles | View |
B3185 | Silverton (W) | Clyst Honiton (E) | 7.7 miles | View |
B3186 | Newton Ferrers | Yealmpton | 3.6 miles | View |
B3186 | Cullompton | Tiverton | 5.5 miles | View |
B3190 | Five Bells | Bampton | 17.1 miles | View |
B3192 | Ashcombe Cross | Teignmouth | 5.0 miles | View |
B3193 | Kingsteignton | Dunsford (E) | 11.4 miles | View |
B3194 | Chudleigh Knighton | Bovey Tracey | 2.0 miles | View |
B3194 | Churchstow | Stumpypost Cross | 1.7 miles | View |
B3195 | Higher Sandygate | Newton Abbot | 3.9 miles | View |
B3195 | Newton Abbot | Shaldon | 4.6 miles | View |
B3196 | Kitterford Cross | Loddiswell | 5.5 miles | View |
B3196 | Balls Corner | Torquay Road | 0.8 miles | View |
B3197 | Churchstow | West Alvington | 1.7 miles | View |
B3198 | Torre | St Marychurch | 1.3 miles | View |
B3199 | Riviera Way, Shiphay | St Marychurch Road roundabout | 1.3 miles | View |
B3200 | Babbacombe | Torquay | 1.2 miles | View |
B3201 | Torquay Road | Dartmouth Road | 2.0 miles | View |
B3202 | Torquay Road | Esplanade Road | 0.3 miles | View |
B3202 | St Marychurch | Torquay | 1.1 miles | View |
B3203 | Totnes Road | Brixham Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B3204 | Main Road | Fore Street | 1.2 miles | View |
B3204 | Churston | Brixham | 1.9 miles | View |
B3205 | Stoke Fleming (NE) | Hillhead | 4.6 miles | View |
B3206 | Dartmouth | Stoke Fleming | 1.5 miles | View |
B3206 | Easton | Chagford | 1.5 miles | View |
B3206 | Totnes | Buckfastleigh | 6.0 miles | View |
B3207 | Modbury | Dartmouth | 15.8 miles | View |
B3208 | Halwell | Halwell Cross | 0.4 miles | View |
B3209 | Churchstow (W) | West Alvington (SW) | 1.7 miles | View |
B3210 | Flete | Totnes | 13.5 miles | View |
B3211 | Ermington | Ivybridge | 2.7 miles | View |
B3212 | Whipton, Exeter | Yelverton | 35.7 miles | View |
B3213 | Ivybridge | Wrangaton | 4.2 miles | View |
B3213 | Green Bridge, nr Dunsford | Farrant's Bridge | 2.9 miles | View |
B3214 | Laira | Mutley Plain | 1.6 miles | View |
B3214 | Cadeleigh Station | Crediton | 8.5 miles | View |
B3215 | North Tawton | Okehampton | 5.4 miles | View |
B3216 | Jacobstowe | Hatherleigh | 2.5 miles | View |
B3217 | Dolton | Atherington | 8.4 miles | View |
B3218 | Dunsland Cross | New Road Cross, Okehampton | 14.0 miles | View |
B3219 | Folly Gate | Sourton Down | 3.4 miles | View |
B3219 | Whiddon Down | Winkleigh | 11.9 miles | View |
B3220 | Morchard Road | Winkleigh | 7.8 miles | View |
B3221 | Tiverton | South Molton | 15.8 miles | View |
B3222 | Exebridge | Barlynch | 4.3 miles | View |
B3223 | Dulverton | Watersmeet | 20.2 miles | View |
B3226 | King's Nympton Station | South Molton By Pass | 10.8 miles | View |
B3227 | Langford, Taunton | Stibb Cross | 57.9 miles | View |
B3228 | South Molton | Fortescue Cross | 8.8 miles | View |
B3229 | Kentisbury Ford | Easter Close Cross | 1.4 miles | View |
B3230 | Barnstaple (NE) | Ilfracombe | 9.6 miles | View |
B3231 | Braunton | Croyde | 4.7 miles | View |
B3232 | Great Torrington | Roundswell, Barnstaple | 9.1 miles | View |
B3233 | Bideford | Bickington | 8.3 miles | View |
B3234 | Barbrook | Lynmouth | 1.5 miles | View |
B3234 | Bideford | Appledore | 3.0 miles | View |
B3235 | The Quay | Meddon Street | 0.4 miles | View |
B3236 | Northam | Bideford Bypass | 2.6 miles | View |
B3237 | Clovelly Cross | Clovelly | 1.4 miles | View |
B3238 | Mutley | St Jude's | 0.8 miles | View |
B3239 | Exeter Street | Clovelly Road | 0.4 miles | View |
B3240 | Exeter Street | Union Street | 0.95 miles | View |
B3241 | Devonport | Laira | 3.5 miles | View |
B3242 | York Street | Tavistock Place | 0.3 miles | View |
B3243 | Stoke Road | Exeter Street | 0.6 miles | View |
B3244 | North Road | West Hoe Road | 0.8 miles | View |
B3245 | East Stonehouse | Stonehouse | 0.4 miles | View |
B3246 | Crabtree | St Budeaux | 5.5 miles | View |
B3248 | Clovelly Dykes, | Baxworthy Cross | 5.7 miles | View |
B3250 | Manadon | Drake Circus | 2.0 miles | View |
B3254 | Sandplace | Kilkhampton | 41.2 miles | View |
B3257 | Plusha | Bere Alston | 21.0 miles | View |
B3259 | Launceston | Kilkhampton | 18.7 miles | View |
B3260 | Okehampton By Pass(E) | Meldon | 3.9 miles | View |
B3261 | Kilmington | Raymond's Hill | 2.8 miles | View |
B3264 | Kingsbridge | Churchstow | 1.5 miles | View |
B3278 | Bridestowe | Shortacombe | 1.9 miles | View |
B3281 | Lympstone(N) | Woodbury | 1.3 miles | View |
B3336 | Beer Beach | New Road | 0.7 miles | View |
B3337 | Torre | Torquay | 0.7 miles | View |
B3338 | East Street | Mill Street | 0.1 miles | View |
B3343 | Mullacott Cross | Woolacombe | 3.7 miles | View |
B3344 | Bovey Tracey | Chudleigh bypass (NE) | 6.5 miles | View |
B3352 | Peartree Cross | Stawell's Bush Cross | 2.1 miles | View |
B3357 | Tavistock | Dartmeet | 13.8 miles | View |
B3358 | Simonsbath | Friendship Farm, Blackmoor Gate | 7.3 miles | View |
B3362 | Gulworthy | Lawhitton | 11.2 miles | View |
B3372 | Marley Cross | Woodpecker Junction | 2.2 miles | View |
B3372 | Dartington | Marley Cross | 4.6 miles | View |
B3373 | Crownhill | Tamerton Foliot | 1.5 miles | View |
B3380 | Dart Bridge, Buckfast | Lower Dean | 1.7 miles | View |
B3381 | Great Haldon (S) | Starcross | 5.2 miles | View |
B3382 | Staplake | Starcross | 0.4 miles | View |
B3387 | Bovey Tracey | Widecombe-in-the-Moor | 6.7 miles | View |
B3391 | Burlescombe | Hemyock | 4.6 miles | View |
B3392 | Harraton Cross, Modbury | Bigbury-on-Sea | 5.0 miles | View |
B3396 | Milehouse | Keyham | 2.5 miles | View |
B3413 | Forder Valley | St Budeaux | 4.3 miles | View |
B3416 | Deep Lane Junction, Plympton | Marsh Mills, Plymouth | 3.7 miles | View |
B3417 | Plympton | Lee Moor | 4.1 miles | View |
B3432 | Tavistock Road | Forder Valley Road | 2.4 miles | View |
B3440 | Willand | Uffculme | 2.0 miles | View |
T8 | London | Penzance | View | |
T16 | Exeter | Leeds | View | |
T37 | Folkestone | Honiton | View | |
T40 | Exeter | Bodmin | View | |
T41 | Taunton | Fraddon | View |
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