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00 Gateway sites
Devon Library Services - Local studies service links page.
Devon WebPages.co.uk - Devon webpages [12,020 links in July 2004].
Google.com - Web directory. Devon [3760 links July 2004].
Yahoo! - Devon [3173 links July 2004].

01. Search engines
Google the most widely used search engine

10 Heritage

11 Local History
11A. Portals

Genuki - UK & Ireland genealogy Devon section [historical & genealogical]. Enrich UK Gateway to 150 NOF-Digitise projects

11B. Bibliographies
Royal Historical Society Bibliography. A comprehensive on-line guide to writing about British and Irish history. Place and subject searches possible, indexes periodicals and collections. Checked Juy 2004.

11C. How to get started
BBCi History trails: local history
National Grid for Learning local history trail
Devon Local Studies Libraries Local history trail
University of Exeter Village and parish history course

11D. Devon. General.
Genuki - History of Devon. Checked July 2004.
Polwhele, Richard - History of Devon : parish histories.
Britannia.com - The history of Devon [pages on castles, churches, bishops etc].

11E. Organisations.
Devon History Society - Notes of events, contents of Devon Historian, useful links. Checked July 2004.
British Association for Local History - Events, links, Local Historian, local history bookshop etc. Checked July 2004.
Historical Association.
Institute of Historical Research, London - Gateway to sources of information for historians in UK. Includes text of VCH for Somerset. Includes links to UK resources on-line Checked July 2004.
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments - Publications, research projects, order facility for photos &c.

11F. Periods.

Prehistory. Megaliths. Megalithic Portal Megalithic England. Devon page.
Roman. Devon Web World - Roman Devon [short introductory page with national links].
World War 2. Johnson, Steve - Canadian naval vessels in Plymouth Sound in World War II.

11G. Subjects.
Churches. Devon Historic Churches Trust - Official website for charity, including events.
Domesday Book. Domesday Book - Devonshire Domesday Book (1086) Listings.
Explorers. Drake, Sir Francis. Drake Exploration Society - The Drake broadside journal [to perpetuate Drake's memory].
Manorial records. A guide to the manors of Devon by Ian Mortimer.
Manorial Documents Register Maintained by The National Archives. Checked Aug 2004.
Rural life. Dartington Rural Archive - The Dartington Rural Archive has now closed and amalgamated with the Totnes Image Bank and Rural Archive at Town Mill, Coronation Road, Totnes, TQ9 5DF. All the Rural Achive 7000 images and the Totnes Image Bank's 18000 images can be viewed on digital databaseson Tuesday and Fridays. No appointment nessarsary . Biographies possible information on notable Devonians or illustrious ancestors and namesakes
Biography Center Links to 25495 biographies (10890 biographies in English). Checked Aug 2004.
Biography.com 25,000 lives. Checked Aug 2004.
World Biographical Index 2.5 million entries. Checked Aug 2004, now subscription only.

12 Family history and demography
Google Free genealogy search help for Google.

12A. Family history: portals
Genuki - UK & Ireland genealogy Devon section [historical & genealogical].
Cyndi's List. Devon section of one of largest genealogical sites, 230,000+ links worldwide. Checked July 2004.
Roots Web - The Internet's oldest and largest free genealogical community.
Family Records Provided by the familyrecords.gov consortium
Genes Reunited Family tree, genealogy and ancestry site with over 17 million people listed. Requires free registration. Checked Oct 2004
Devon Online - Devon OnLine Genealogy Pages.
Devon Web World - Family history links.

12B. Family history: how to get started
BBCi Family history portal with link to family history trail
Genuki - UK & Ireland Genealogy
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites
Rootsweb
National Archives. Family history: your guide to resources. Checked Aug 2004.

12C. Family history: publications and services
Family History Books on-line catalogue from Federation of Family History Societies.
Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies courses, research services, shop etc
Devon Archive - Introducing you to researchers around the county.
Church of Jesus Christ of LDS - Mormon Family History Centre guide to resources, branches etc.
UK Surnames Devon section of one-name studies website with regional and county arrangement.
Ancestry.com a commercial site which requires subscription for full benefits
Census searches by Research UK a fee-paying search service
Devon Look-up Exchange - [List of reference works searchers are willing to check].
Oxford Ancestors - Uses DNA profiling to link with maternal or paternal lineage.
Parsonage, Helen - Family history society catalogues on-line [publication lists].

12D. Family history organisations
Devon Family History Society. Lists facilities, including Tree House centre. Checked July 2004.
Society of Genealogists Homepage. Checked Aug 2004.

12E. Family history: libraries
Familia The UK and Ireland's guide to genealogical resources in public libraries. Checked July 2004.
Devon Local Studies Libraries

12F. Family history: archives
Devon Record Office Guidance page for family historians. Checked Aug 2004.
The National Archives. Merger of the Public Record Office and the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. Checked Aug 2004.
National Register of Archives database of records outside the National Archives. Checked Aug 2004.
ARCHON directory database of information about record repositories in the UK. Checked Aug 2004.
Access to Archives (A2A) database of listings from record offices across the UK. Has a page of guidance for family historians. Checked Aug 2004.

12G. Family history: civil registration
Family Records Centre - General Register Office and National Archives centre for civil registration, census etc. Checked Aug 2004
General Register Office - General information on the Office, including civil registration. Checked Aug 2004.
District Register Offices Addresses to obtain local birth, marriage and death certificates. Checked July 2004.
Free BMD Millions of civil registration records indexed 1837-1900. Click to see progress. Checked Oct 2004

1837 Online Complete index to registration records 1837-2002 and British nationals overseas 1761-144. A pay-per-view service. Checked Oct 2004.

BMD ShareThis site offers the chance researchers, who have already purchased certificates, to share the information with others.

12H. Census
Devon Local Studies local holdings
1881 Census Part of Familysearch, also include USA 1880 and Canada 1881 censuses. Checked Oct 2004.
1891 Census part of the FreeCEN project, due to come on-line during 2003.
1901 Census. The National Archives. Website requires payment for some information. Checked Oct 2004.
Genuki - UK & Ireland Genealogy census pages

12I. Parish registers

Devon Record Office - List of parochial, nonconformist and civil registers. Checked July 2004.
International Genealogical Index - Genealogical search by personal name. Index of 35,000,000 entries, largely from parish registers. Good Devon cover to 1837.
Society of Genealogists County Sources in the Library of the Society of Genealogists as of July 2001: Devon. Checked Aug 2004.

12J. Monumental inscriptions
Commonwealth War Graves Commission for solders who died on active service

12K. Probate
The National Archives Probate records (Research guides)
The National Archives Prerogtaive Court of Canterbury wills. 1,000,000 items searchable. Copies can be purchased. Checked Oct 2004.
Probate Registries directory

12L. Migration and ethnic minorities

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - Passenger lists for 2,500 ships transcribed by volunteers.
New England Ancestors - Site with much information on emigrants to "New World".
Moving here - Tracing your roots. Guidance for immigrants from ethnic minorities.

12M. Trade directories
Digital Library of Historical Directories includes 31 Devon titles. Checked Sept 2004.
Pigot's 1830 directory of Devon extracts for South Hams on a local family history website. Checked Sept 2004.

12N. Family history, some personal pages
Batty-Smith, Nigel - West County genealogy homepage [personal pages].
Brown, Alan J - Family history in Devon [personal page] Checked July 2004.
Houghton, Joe - Genealogical sites on the Web by compiler of book on the topic.
Lerwill, John - John Lerwill's Devon selection [personal pages]. Mansfield, Paul Indexes of South West persons.
Turner, Shirley. A genealogist's Devon connection [personal pages with useful links]. Checked July 2004.

13 Arts
South West Arts - Website on arts activities in region.
Exeter Phoenix - Arts and media centre for everyone.
Wren Trust Community and folk art [newsletter, Baring-Gould projects]. Checked July 2004.
Art Design Architecture and Media (ADAM) - Gateway to sources on art and design.

131 Galleries
Spacex Gallery - Contemporary art gallery in Exeter.
Corbis - Picture library featured in Print Week 15 Jan 1999.

132 Crafts
Devon Guild of Craftsmen - Contemporary crafts [exhibitions, education, craft shop, friends.

133 Theatres
Applause South West - [ NOF-Digitise project on theatre in Plymouth and the South West].
Northcott Theatre, Exeter - Welcome to the Northcott Theatre, Exeter.
North Devon Theatres Trust - Programmes of Queens Theatre, Barnstaple & Landmark, Ilfracombe.

134 Cinemas
Exeter Picture House - Homepage.

135 Music
Southwest Gig Guide - Welcome to Southwest Gig Guide [artisits, jazz, folk, festivals].
Bishopstock - Bishopstock Blues Music Festival.
University of Exeter - Classical Music Concerts in Exeter.
Sidmouth International Festival - Folk festival programme.

136 Literature
Graebe, Martin - Sabine Baring-Gould and the folk songs of South-West England.
Devon Calling - Literature:'Lorna Doone'.
Devon Online - Agatha Christie 1890-1976.
Devon's Women Writers from 1450-1970

14 Environment
Our South West key information & guidance towards a sustainable future for SW England. Checked Aug 2004.
Atlantic Living Coastlines integrated coastal zone management in Devon & Cornwall. Checked Aug 2004.
Countryside Agency South West region. Checked Aug 2004.
Environment Agency South West region. Checked Aug 2004.
Jurassic Coast Your complete guide to the UNESCO Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site. Checked Oct 2004
National Trust National Trust's web site for Devon & Cornwall Checked Oct 2004
South West Coast Path Britain's longest National Trail, running from Minehead in Somerset to South Haven Point near Poole Dorset. Checked Oct 2004
Dart Estuary Environmental Management - Homepage. Checked Oct 2004
Dartmoor National Park Authority National park authority's site, information on Dartmoor. Checked Oct 2004
Action for Wildlife - The Dartmoor biodiversity project. Checked Oct 2004
Devon Wildlife Trust Useful links. Checked Aug 2004.
Devon County Council Natural environment. Checked Aug 2004.
Exmoor National Park Authority Checked Aug 2004.
Levinson, Tom Minerals of England and Wales: Devon & east Cornwall. Checked Aug 2004.
East Devon heathland on commons of East Devon. Checked Oct 2004.
Offwell Woodland and Wildlife Trust Homepage. Checked Oct 2004.
Paignton Zoo Checked Oct 2004.
West Devon Environmental Network Details of current and past projects. Checked Oct 2004.
Civic Trust Lists of Civic societies and heritage open days. Checked Oct 2004

144 Birds
Royal Society for Protection of Birds South West England. Checked Oct 2004. 145 Climate
Meterological Office - Devon and Cornwall weather forecast. Checked Aug 2004.

South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership Climate change and the South West. Checked Aug 2004

20 Information sources
SouthWest Museums Libraries and Archives Council includes regional directory of resources. Checked July 2004.
Cornucopia an online database of information about more than 6,000 collections in the UK's museums, galleries, archives and libraries. Checked August 2004.

21 Libraries
Devon Library Services - Local studies home page with option to search catalogue. Checked Jan 2005.
Exeter Cathedral Library Catalogue searchable through Exeter University Library. Checked July 2004.
Devon and Exeter Institution - Homepage. Checked july 2004.
University of Exeter Library - Library Catalogue: online search facility.Checked July 2004.
Plymouth Local Studies Library - Homepage of central local studies collection. Checked July 2004.
Cornwall Library Service - Cornish Studies Library. Checked August 2004.
Dorset Library Service - Dorset Collection. Checked July 2004.
Somerset County Council Libraries - Somerset Studies Library. Checked July 2004.
British Library - The British Library public catalogue. Checked July 2004.
British Library Net - Gateway to sites, largely of bibliographical interest. Checked July 2004.
COPAC There are 26 academic libraries currently contributing their catalogue to COPAC, including the British Library and National Library of Scotland. Checked July 2004.
Familia The UK and Ireland's guide to genealogical resources in public libraries. Checked July 2004.
Bibliotheque Municipale de Caen - The largest local studies library in Devon's twinned Departement. Checked July 2004.

22 Archives
Friends of Devon's Archives Checked July 2004.
Devon Record Office Offers professional search service. Checked July 2004.
Cornwall Record Office - Homepage [services, no listings available as at April 2001].
Dorset Record Office - [click Learning for life on County Council homepage].
Somerset Archive and Record Service - Includes summaries of parish records and images from postcards.
British Library - Manuscripts catalogue [indexes and descriptions can be searched].
Public Record Office. Merger of the Public Record Office and the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. Checked Aug 2004.
National Register of Archives database of records outside Public Record Office. Checked Aug 2004.
ARCHON directory database of information about record repositories in the UK. Checked Aug 2004.
Access to Archives (A2A) database of listings from record offices across the UK. Has a page of guidance for family historians. Checked Aug 2004.
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland - Services, collections, research guidance.

23 Museums
Devon Museums Net - Devon Museums: Gateway Site. Checked November 2007.
National Trust. Properties in Devon and Cornwall. Checked July 2004.

William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust, Buckfastleigh. Checked Jan 2005.
Brixham Heritage Museum Checked July 2004.
Bill Douglas Centre - Centre for cinema at University of Exeter. Museum, library. Checked July 2004.
Exeter City Museums and Art Gallery Royal Albert memorial Museum. Checked November 2007.
North Devon Maritime Museum - Homepage. Checked July 2004.
Teignmouth Museum - Homepage. Checked July 2004.
Coldharbour Mill - Working woollen mill and museum in Uffculme. Checked July 2004
Allhallows Museum of Lace and local Antiquities Checked July 2004.
Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life - News ,Featured Objects, Victorians, Galleries, Education, Research, History of the Museum. Checked July 2004.
24 Hour Museum - Gateway to over 2,500 UK's museums, galleries and heritage attractions. Checked July 2004.
Museumnet - Directory of Museums in the UK, search by name, region, keyword. Checked July 2004
National Maritime Museum - Homepage.
Museums Documentation Association - Software for collections management compared.
Standing Conference on Archives and Museums (SCAM) aims to benefit care of archives and their public use by sharing problems common to museum curators and archivists. Checked July 2004

241 Book trade

Book history

A history of the book in Devon by Ian Maxted. Contents page. Checked Jan 2005.
Book trade references in the Lapthorne-Coffin correspondence Richard Lapthorne supplied books to Richard Coffin of Alwington 1683-97. Checked Jan 2005.
Andrew Brice, printer of Exeter an agreeable biographical gallimaufry, edited by Ian Maxted. Checked July 2004.
The inventory of Michael Harte bookseller of Exeter, 1615, edited by Ian Maxted. Checked Jan 2005.

Publishers

Dartmoor Press Publications & services, extensive historical pages. Checked July 2004.
University of Exeter Press Home page and catalogue. Checked July 2004.

242 Newspapers

History, listings
Devon newspaper bibliography
Newspaper readership in south west England an analysis of the Flindell's Western Luminary subscribers list of 1815, by Ian Maxted. Checked Jan 2005.
British Library Newspaper Library - The newspaper library web catalogue. Checked July 2004.
Newsplan - British Library Newspaper Library site, project details. Checked July 2004.
Newsplan 2000 major lottery project to microfilm newspapers. Background, schedules, handbook etc. Checked July 2004.

Individual titles
Crediton Country Courier Checked July 2004.
Express and Echo - This is Exeter. Checked July 2004.
Herald Express - This is South Devon. Checked July 2004.
North Devon Journal - This is Devon. Checked July 2004.
Mid Devon Gazette - This is Devon. Checked July 2004.
Western Morning News - This is Devon. Checked July 2004.
Evening Herald - This is Devon. Checked July 2004.
Times - Text on-line of Times and Sunday Times. Checked July 2004.

243 Periodicals
Devon Life the Devon county magazine. Checked July 2004.
Internet Library of Early Journals - Full text: Blackwood's, Gent's Mag, N&Q, Phil Trans.
Local History Magazine - Summary of current edition, contents list of back issues.

244 Broadcasters
ITV - Westcountry Checked Aug 2004.
British Broadcasting Corporation Devon homepage. Checked Aug 2004.
British Broadcasting Corporation - Radio Devon homepage. Checked Aug 2004.
TSW Film and Television Archive - The official film archive for the south west of England. Checked Aug 2004.
British Broadcasting Corporation - BBC history webpages. Details of programmes, background info etc. Checked Aug 2004.

25 Reference works, encyclopedias
Brannan, J - Selected Bibliography of North Devon. Checked August 2004.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Online version of the encyclopedia. Checked July 2004.
Encarta Encyclopedia - Online version mainly for premium subscribers. Checked July 2004.

26 Maps
Devon Library Service Devon mapping for 1575, 1765 and 1826
Countryside Agency - Access maps on-line. the South West. Checked Aug 2004.
Street Maps UK Great Britain Street & Road Map online. Checked July 2004.
Landmark Information Group - Historic mapping: first edition six inch county maps. Checked July 2004 - some problems)
Multimap Maps and travel directions: street plans to 1:10,000. Checked July 2004.
Ordnance Survey - Surveyors' drafts for Devon 1784-1809 on Collect Britain NOF-Digitise website. Checked July 2004.
Ordnance Survey Free mapping up to 1:25,000 from Britain's national mapping agency. Checked July 2004.

27 Illustrations
Devon. Etched on Devon's memory topographical prints of Devon c1660-1870
Exeter. Isca Historical Photographic Collection - The largest private collection of Exeter photographs. Checked July 2004.
East Devon. East Devon Net - Historical Photographs of Devon.
England. Images of England details of listed buildings, maintained by English Heritage
England. Francis Frith Collection Devon listing for major national collection. Checked July 2004.

30 Society
Rossbret Devon workhouses. Checked Aug 2004
Community Council of Devon Working with Devon's rural communities. Checked Aug 2004.
SOSIG - Gateway to sources on social sciences.

31 Government
Government Office for the South West Homepage. Checked Sept 2004.
South west Regional Assembly Homepage also for South West Provincial Employers and South West Local Government Association. Checked Sept 2004.
Civic Heraldry of England and Wales - Devon County Council [also arms for districts, towns &c].
Devon County Council homepage. Checked Sept 2004.
Oultwood - LG web index : Devon local government web sites.
Devon County Council Freedom of information: publication scheme. Checked Sep 2004
Devon County Council Devon Facts and Figures. Checked Sept 2004.
Directgov Links to local governmtnet websites (county, city, borough and district councils and unitary authorities) in South West England. Checked July 2004.
Statutes - Full text of public acts from 1988 and local acts from 1991. Checked July 2004.

32 Learning and education
Devon Curriculum Services School websites. Checked July 2004.
Cornwall and Devon Careers Service - Information and advice.
Devon Web Pages.co.uk - Classified : education [universities, colleges, schools]. Checked July 2004.
Exeter. Diocese Voluntary controlled Church of England schools - new Devon. Checked July 2004.
Dartington College of Arts - Homepage.
North Devon Journal - This is North Devon : school shout [resources for projects].
University of Exeter Homepage.
University of Plymouth Home page.
Office for Standards in Education - OFSTED state schools reports database.
Oxford University. Continuing Education - Diploma in local history via the Internet.

33 Public services
Solar Devon & Salzburg Project - Website on renewable energy in Devon.
Devon Fire and Rescue Service - Home page.
Devon and Cornwall Police Authority - Home page.
South West Water - South West Water website.

34 Health
South West Public Health Observatory - Home page [health data, reports, health inequalities &c].
Exeter Medical Library - Links to national and local medical sites, journals etc.
Barber, Graeme - Thomas Shapter : the history of the cholera in Exeter 1832.
North and East Devon Health Authority - Home page.
South and West Devon Health Authority - Home page.

35 Industries & trades
Centre for Metropolitan History - Gazetteer of markets and fairs in England and Wales to 1516.

Centre for Metropolitan History - Gazetteer of markets and fairs in England and Wales [key].
Prosper - Home page for economic development group for Devon and Cornwall.
South West of England Reg. Development - Home page for development agency for region.
McKay, John - Thomas Fowler / by John McKay and Pamela Vass.
North Tamar Business Network - Business information pages [directory, business news &c].
Dryden R - Devon windmills [short page with four images & links].

351 Agriculture
Campaign for real Ale. Exeter & E Devon Checked Aug 2004
Fowler, Stewart H - Cattle Breeds, Devon : North Devon Breed. Checked Aug 2004

352 Mining and quarrying
Devon and Cornwall Mines - Devon and Cornwall Mines:Data on 800 Devon and Cornwall mines. Checked Aug 2003 - extracts from CD-ROM.
Watts Blake & Bearne - WBB Devon Clays [click on world map].
Claughton, Peter F - Mining history information pages.
Mining History Network - Exeter mining history research [Mineral statistics of the UK].

36 Religion
Hunt, Laurence Some ancient and Holy Wells of Devon. Checked Sep 2004.
Exeter. Diocese Deaneries and Parishes. Checked Sep 2004.
Erols Saints of the day. June 5. Saint Boniface. Checked Sept 2004.
Stabb, John Some old Devon churches (1908-16). Checked June 2005.
New Advent Saint Boniface webpage. Checked Sept 2004.
Exeter Cathedral Homepage [history, newsletter &c]. Checked Sept 2004.
Henry, Avril K - Exeter Cathedral keystones & carvings : a catalogue raisonne ... Checked Sept 2004.
Susser Archive - Collection of historical sources on the Jews of Devon & Cornwall. Checked Sep 2004.

37 Communications
Traveline - Public transport information ... planning a journey by bus ... Checked Sept 2004.
UK Public Transport Information - Covering all travel by rail, air, coach, bus, ferry, metro, tram. Checked Sept 2004.
SWARMMS - London to South West & South Wales Multi-Modal Study [transport]. Checked Sept 2004.
Historic Bus, Tram and Trolleybus Fleets Archive - Exeter Tramways Company 1882-1904. Checked Sept 2004.
British Bus Archives - Exeter Corporation Transport 1904-1970. Checked Sept 2004.
The Transport Archive - Portal linking three Big Lottery Fund transport websites. Checked Sept 2004.

372 Shipping & navy
South West Maritime History Society Checked Sept 2004.
Sir Francis Drake by Oliver Seeler. Focussed on his circumnavigation, many links]. Checked July 2004.
Plymouth Armada Heroes by Mary W.S.Hawkins, 1888 [full text of book] checked July 2004.
Johnson, Steve - HMS Defiance : the floating torpedo and mining school - Plymouth.

373 Canals
Canals: roots & routes : Exeter Canal by Peter Hardcastle. Chronology & guide. Checked July 2004.
Canals: roots & routes : Tavistock Canal by Peter Hardcastle. Chronology & guide. Checked July 2004.
Canals: roots & routes : Grand Western Canal by Peter Hardcastle. Chronology & guide. Checked July 2004.
Canal Archive Bridging the years. Checked July 2004.

375 Railways
Winson.co.uk - Lynton and Barnstaple Railway History of 'LYN' and the railway.
Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership - The beautiful branch lines of Devon & Cornwall.
Devon Railway Centre includes notes on history of Exe Valley line. Tourist site based in Bickleigh. Checked July 2004.
Dartmoor Railway operates from Crediton to Okehampton. Information of history of route and Meldon Quarry. Checked July 2004.
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Company - Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. Checked July 2004.
Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway timetable, fares, days out, occasions. Checked July 2004.
South Devon Railway Trust Home page [timetables, events, many railway links]. Checked July 2004.
Institute of Railway Studies - Joint initiative of National Railway Museum and York University].
National Railway Museum - The world's largest collection of railway icons [based in York].
British Rail - Homepage [link to national railway timetable information].
Railway Archive - The last main line [Great Central Railway London extension].

376 Air transport
Exeter International Airport - Homepage.
Aviation Archive - Aviation heritage [Bristol Aeroplane Corporation, Filton etc].

40 Communities and regions

41 General Devon guides
Devon County Council list of community web pages. Can also be grouped by district. Checked July 2004.
Devon Library Services - Local studies service: Devon gazetteer. Checked July 2004.
Devon County Council - Cycling in Devon. Checked July 2004.
Devon County Council - Devon community appraisals. Checked July 2004.
Beautiful Devon Devon Tourist and Travel Information with pictures. Checked July 2004.
British Broadcasting Corporation Discovering Devon. Checked 2004.
Broadway House tourism directory Almost 300 tourist attractions listed (castles, houses, parks, steam railways...) with URLs. Checked July 2004.
Combe, Jonathan Devon photos from commerical site. Checked Aug 2004.
Devon Calling - Devon Calling: a tourist information guide to the county, includes page on Devon traditions. Checked July 2004.
Devon Online - Guide to accommodation and holidays in Devon. Checked July 2004.

Devon Tourism Checked July 2004.
Devon Webworld Over 100 brief town guides with illustrations. Checked July 2004.
Devonshire Heartland Tourism Association Accommodation and tourism. Checked July 2004.
Envireng.co.uk the environment and engineering of South West England. Devon section with brief town guides for site which also covers Cornwall and Somerset. Checked July 2004.
Footprints Devon index. Genealogical and historical information. Checked Aug 2004.
Guide Me To - Accommodation Database and Travel Guide. Checked July 2004.
National Trust - National Trust in Devon. Checked July 2004.
Tour UK part of internet holiday and travel guide to the UK. Place search possible. Checked July 2004. Also has section on houses in Devon.

42 Individual Devon localities A-Z

Ashburton
Ashburton.org Content provided and maintained by Ashburton Town Council & Ashburton Information Centre. Checked Aug 2004.
Axminster
Axe Valley has pages for individual towns and villages. Checked July 2004.
Bampton
Bampton in bloom. Charter fair, history, local attractions, photo gallery etc. Checked July 2004.
Barnstaple
Barnstaple Town Centre Management History page on site with sections on shopping, leisure, events etc. Checked July 2004.
Barnstaple
Soft Net - Barnstaple [old Barnstaple, North Devon, Tarka Trail, beaches]. Unavailable July 2004.
Beer
Beer, Devon: part of the East Devon Heritage coast extensive personal site of Curtis, Phil with historical and current information. Checked July 2004.
Bideford
Bideford Buzz Newspages for the Bideford and District Community. Checked Aug 2004.
Trial of the Bideford witches by Frank Gent. Reprints early texts. Checked Aug 2004.
Blackdown Hills
Blackdown Hills Parish Chest Project - Covers Yarcombe, Blackborough, and Clayhidon in Devon. Checked July 2004.
Bovey Tracey
Bovey Tracey Town Council Bovey Tracey: a snapshot into its history. Checked Aug 2004.
Bradworthy
Bradworthy News "a monthly magazine sort of serving the residents of Bradworthy and the rural communites of the upper Torridge and Tamar region of Devon ". Checked July 2004.
Bradworthy web out and about, newsletter, history (based on Bradworthy in the twentieth century), appraisal. Checked July 2004.
Branscombe
Branscombe parish Ronald Branscombe's persona page, history & bibliography. Checked July 2004.
Bratton Fleming
New Advent - Henry de Bracton [biography of lawyer born Bratton Fleming].
Cawsey, David - Bratton Fleming, north devon [personal page: village, church &c].
Braunton
Braunton Residents Group - Welcome to the Braunton Residents Group website.
Broadclyst
National Trust - Killerton House.
Buckerell
Buckerell Village - Welcome to Buckerell village homepage.
Buckfastleigh
Buckfast Abbey - Benedictine life. History, beekeeping, links to monastic sites.
Buckfastleigh Town Council Checked Aug 2004.
Budleigh Salterton
Budleigh Salterton Town Council - Budleigh Salterton guide.
Burrator
Burrator Parish Council - Webpage [about Burrator, location, council, parish appraisal &c].
Burrington
Tylcoat, Dave - Burrington village, Devon ... Village and local information.
Chagford
Footprints Chagford page. Checked Aug 2004.
Chudleigh
Chudleigh On line Includes Chudleigh Community Photographers Project. Checked Aug 2004.
Clayhidon
Clayhidon History Group - A history of Clayhidon.
Coldridge
Coldridge-village.co.uk - Welcome to Coldridge.
Colyton
Colyweb - Colyton has it [news & views, business, diary, town history &c].
Combe Martin
Yachting World - Watermouth Cove : cruising log.
Cornworthy
Howell, Peter - Cornworthy [non-commercial site: history, events, links].
Croyde
Croyde Area Residents Association - Website [news, activities, Croyde, links, contact, comment].
Cullompton
Cullompton Town Council - Welcome to the Cullompton web-site [inc. Cully-Cobbler magazine].
Culm Valley
Culm Valley - The Culm Valley website [community, history, tourism, business].
Dartington
Dartington Hall Trust - Homepage.
Dartmoor
Dartmoor Archive Database of historic illustrations. Checked July 2004.
Dartmoor Society - Homepage. Checked July 2004.
Dartmoor Online Tourist site. Checked July 2004.
Discovering Dartmoor Tourist site. Checked July 2004.
Dartmoor Way Circular walking & cycling route, public/private partnership. Checked July 2004.
Dartmouth
Dartmouth Tourist Information Centre Discover Dartmouth. Checked July 2004.
Dartmouth and Kingswear Society dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the historic towns of Dartmouth and Kingswear, the villages of Blackawton, Dittisham, Stoke Fleming and Strete, the River Dart. Checked July 2004.
Dartmouth Directory - Homepage [history, community contacts, education, hotels &c &c].
Dawlish
Dawlish.net - Welcome to Dawlish.net, the most comprehensive website ...
Denbury
Denbury Archive - Welcome to Denbury [Denbury Down, history, community info &c]. Haugh, Darrell - Americans in Denbury.
Down St. Mary
Down St. Mary Vineyard & Winery - Commercial site.
Dunkeswell
Dunkeswell Memorial Museum - Battle of the Atlantic [on Dunkeswell Airfield in World War 2].
East Devon
East Devon Net - Homepage [tourism, history].
East Devon
East Devon Net - Town and village histories.
Eggesford
Duncan, Keith - Welcome to Eggesford online [views, commerce, links, leisure &c].
Exeter
Exeter City Council The local history of Exeter, including a time trail.
Exeter City Council - Time trail : exploring Exeter through the ages.
Exeter Local History Society. Information about the Society, including activities and forthcoming events.
Watson, John - Walking around Exeter in the late 1950s [personal webpage].
Exeter-Index - Exeter-index [community, business, visitors, history, events &c].
Exeter memories David Cornforth's personal site. Exeter in the 20th century and much other material. Checked July 2004.
The definitive Exeter guide Alan C.Spencer's personal portal to Exeter and neighbourhood: landmarks, history &c. Checked July 2004.
Souvenir from Exeter Publicity by Sam Creech for Exeter CD - photos viewable. Checked July 2004.
ExeWeb - ExeWeb : an unofficial site dedicated to Exeter City F C.
Exeter City Football Club - GreciaNet : the official web site of Exeter City Football Club.
Exmouth
Exmouth Town Council - Exmouth guide : the official website for Exmouth, East Devon.
Filleigh
Filleigh. Parish St Paul's Church Filleigh, Barnstaple, Devon, England. Checked Sept 2004.
Great Torrington
Royal Horticultural Society RHS Garden Rosemoor. Checked Sept 2004.
Torrington Crier - Great Torrington 'Crier': News and Community Diary. Checked Sept 2004.
Harberton
Harberton Village website Checked Sept 2004.
Hartland
Hartland Society - Hartland Society homepage [local history articles etc].
Hatherleigh
Hatherleigh news - Website.
Hemyock
Hemyock village website
Hemyock Castle - Homepage [accommodation, events, visit, links to castle sites].
Hennock
Hennock - Community news etc.
Holsworthy
Holsworthy.co.uk - Homepage [accommodation, eating, events &c].
North Tamar Business Network - Welcome to Holsworthy.
Honiton
Honiton Today - Local news.
Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe Tourist Information Centre - Welcome to Ilfracombe in glorious north Devon.
Instow
Instow Net - Instow resort homepage.
Ivybridge
Ivybridge Town Council - Homepage.
Kenn
Kenn and Kennford - Website [Accommodation, directory, organisations &c &c].
Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge Devon Co.uk - Kingsbridge: town, coast, country [community, business, tour &c].
Lundy
Lundy Island Co.uk - Homepage [wildlife, history, accommodation, timetable].
Luppitt
Luppitt Local History Group - Luppitt: parish, church and people [census, registers etc etc].
Lydford
Lydford Co.uk - Community site.
Lynmouth
Huxtable, D - The Lynmouth flood of 1952 [detailed site, technical emphasis].
Lynton
Lynton and Lynmouth.org.uk - Community website [nature, our past, religion, politics &c].
Molland
N-Deva - Molland : an Exmoor village experience [places to visit &c].
Moretonhampstead
Moretonhampstead Development Trust - Moretonhampstead : Dartmoor's centre for art [tourist info &c].
Moretonhampstead History Society - Moretonhampstead, Devon : the homepage of the ... Society.
North Devon
North Devon First - Homepage [visiting north Devon, moving to north Devon &c].
Devon County Council - North Devon Beaches.
Tarka Country - Homepage.
North Devon Marketing Bureau - North Devon : home, attractions, activities, area, accommodation.
North Molton
North Molton Co.uk - Community website.
Okehampton
Okehampton Net - Community website.
Ottery St. Mary
East Devon.net - Ottery St Mary.
Otterton
Dodd, B - Pinn.
Plymouth
Plymouth City UK - Homepage [business, accommodation, tourist information &c].
Redtek Internet Services - The biggest, the brightest & the best Plymouth website [they say].
Johnson, Stephen - The A8 submarine boat disaster in Plymouth Sound on June 8th 1905.
Johnson, Stephen - Plymouth's World War Two undergraound air raid shelters.
Plympton
Plympton - Plympton Guide and History.
Powderham
Powderham Castle - Hompage [location, events, weddings &].
Salcombe
South Hams Online - Salcombe [area guide, accommodation, dining, activities, links].
Salcombe - Salcombe and District.
Seaton
Seaton Town Council the official Seaton town website.
Shirwell
Shirwell - Community webpage.
Sidmouth
Norman Lockyer Observatory homepage on University of Exeter website. Checked July 2004.
Sidmouth Town Council Checked July 2004.
Sidmouth in old postcards Checked July 2004.
Slapton
Slapton Village Community Website Checked July 2004. Includes:
Exercise Tiger the pre D-Day exercises at Slapton Sands.
South Hams
Exercise Tiger United States. Department of the Navy frequently asked questions. Checked July 2004.
South Molton
South Molton Community News - Homepage.
South Molton Net - South Molton net.

Stockland
Kings Arms Net - Stockland community page.
Stokenham
Stokenham Parish Council - Stokenham parish : in the glorious South hams of Devon.
Melia, Steve - Old Hallsands [old photos, documents, maps on coastal erosion].
Tavistock
Palmer Associates Tavistock information website. Some historical information. Checked August 2004.
Tavistock Town Council local authority website. Current information. Checked August 2004.
Teignmouth
Teignmouth, Devon, UK - "The Official Town Website with Local Community, Business and Tourist Information". A Market-Town website. Checked August 2004.
Thorverton
Thorverton and District History Society programme, committee, village, posters, journals. Checked August 2004.
Tiverton
Discover Tiverton Tiverton History, including timeline, travel & tourism, leisure, education. Checked July 2004.
Virtual Victorians award winning site based in Tiverton Museum. Includes life in Victorian Tiverton. Checked July 2004.
Topsham
Topsham Town Page accommodation, societies, facilities, history, photographs. Checked July 2004.
Torbay
English Riviera Tourist information with sections on Torquay, Paignton, Brixham &c. Checked July 2004.
Devon Online - English Riviera: Torquay, Brixham, Paignton. Tourist site. Checked July 2004.
Walkhampton
Dartmoor Press Walkhampton parish history web page. Checked July 2004.
Westleigh
Westleigh Parish Council includes village history. Checked July 2004.
Widecombe in the Moor
Widecombe in the Moor Community website. Checked July 2004. Includes sections for:
Widecombe in the Moor Parish Council Checked July 2004.
Widecombe and District Local History Group Homepage with information on indexing projects. Checked July 2004.
Witheridge
Witheridge : gateway to the Two Moors Way village pages, local history, local firms, parish council etc. Checked July 2004.
Woodbury
Woodbury Common part of a project which was presented to the Exmouth Photo Group by Jim Batten. Includes Woodbury Castle, Hayes Barton, Blackhill Quarry, Royal Marines etc. Checked July 2004.
Woodbury village homepage panoramas, old postcards current directory. Created by Roger Stokes. Checked July 2004.
Yarcombe
Blackdown Hills.net Photographic record. Checked July 2004.
Yelverton
Yelverton and District Local History Soc Checked July 2004.

43 Twinned Devon communities
Calvados, France - Calvados.net, independent gateway to Devon's twinned department.
Caen, France - Ville-Caen, Net Metropolitain for main town in Calvados.
Exeter, New Hampshire - Shares site on New Hampshire Almanack. Much historical data.
Raleigh, North Carolina - Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, comprehensive website.
Feniton Org.uk - Louvigny and Feniton.
Great Torrington - Roscoff and Great Torrington.
East Devon net - Pont l'Eveque and Ottery St.Mary.
Cambremer - Cambremer : a village in the Pays d'Auge.

44 Other Westcountry sites
South West Tourism - Website of the regional tourist board for the South West.
Real .. - Real Cornwall [unavailable when checked [26/06/03].
Dorset .. - Dorset coast digital archive.
UK Villages - Database of 27,500 communities in UK.
Up My Street Com - UpMyStreet. Information on any neighbourhood.