Jump to content

Exeter

Frae Wikipedia, the free beuk o knawledge
Exeter

Ceety o Exeter
Clockwise: The Cathedral, The Clock Touer, Devon Coonty Haw, Cathedral Close, The Airn Brig.
Clockwise: The Cathedral, The Clock Touer, Devon Coonty Haw, Cathedral Close, The Airn Brig.
Motto(s): 
Semper fidelis (Always Faithfu)
The Destrict o Exeter includin Topsham shawn within Devon
The Destrict o Exeter includin Topsham shawn within Devon
Coordinates: 50°43′N 3°32′W / 50.717°N 3.533°W / 50.717; -3.533Coordinates: 50°43′N 3°32′W / 50.717°N 3.533°W / 50.717; -3.533
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Constituent kintraIngland
RegionSooth Wast Ingland
Ceremonial an shire coontyDevon
Ceety statusTime immemorial
Non-metropolitan destrict1974
Govrenment
  TeepExeter Ceety Cooncil
  Laird MayorOlwen Foggin
  Members o PairlamentBen Bradshaw (Labour Party)
Hugo Swire (Conservative Pairty)
  HQCeevic Centre, Paris Street
  UK PairlamentExeter
East Devon
  European PairlamentSooth Wast Ingland
Area
  Total47.04 km2 (18.16 sq mi)
Area rank274t (o 326)
Population
 (2011 est.)[2]
  Total130,709
  Rank176t (o 326)
  Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
  Demonyms
Exonian
  Ethnicity (2011)[3]
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode destrict
Area code(s)01392
Websitewww.exploreexeter.co.uk

Exeter (Listeni/ˈɛkstər/) is a historic ceety in Devon, Ingland wi a population o 130,709 (mid-2016 est.).

Twin touns

[eedit | edit soorce]

Exeter is twinned wi Rennes in Fraunce,[4] Bad Homburg in Germany, Yaroslavl in Roushie, an Terracina in Italy.[5]

References

[eedit | edit soorce]
  1. "Standard Area Measurements (2016) for Administrative Areas in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. 1 Februar 2017. Retrieved 9 Februar 2017.
  2. "Population Estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Mid-2016". Office for National Statistics. 22 Juin 2017. Retrieved 27 Juin 2017.
  3. "Ethnic Group, 2011". Office for National Statistics. 30 Januar 2013. Archived frae the original on 5 Januar 2019. Retrieved 18 Julie 2013.
  4. "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived frae the original on 5 Julie 2013. Retrieved 20 Julie 2013.
  5. "Town twinning". Exeter City Council. Archived frae the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.