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Exeter is the county town of Devon and historically the administrative capital of the southwest peninsula. A historic mid-sized cathedral city with a good blend of arts, education, retail, and history.
Exeter is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately 36 miles (58 kilometres) northeast of Plymouth and 65 miles (105 kilometres) southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal command of Vespasian. Exeter became a religious centre in the Middle Ages. Exeter Cathedral, founded in the mid-11th century, became Anglican in the 16th-century English Reformation. Exeter became an affluent centre for the wool trade, although by the First World War the city was in decline. After the Second World War, much of the city centre was rebuilt and is now a centre for business and tourism in Devon and Cornwall.
The administrative area of Exeter has the status of a non-metropolitan district under the administration of the County Council. It is the county town of Devon and home to the headquarters of Devon County Council. A plan to grant the city unitary authority status was scrapped by the 2010 coalition government. In 2021, Exeter joined the UK's Key Cities network.