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Devon (also known, far less commonly, as "Devonshire") is a large county in England's West Country, bordered to the west by Cornwall and to the east by Dorset and Somerset. Uniquely amongst English counties, Devon has two separate coastlines: to the south, on the English Channel and to the north, on the Irish Sea and Bristol Channel. These are studded with resort towns, harbours and (more recently) surfing beaches. Devon is also home to two National Parks - Dartmoor and Exmoor - and includes the island of Lundy in the Bristol Channel / Irish Sea. - Exmoor National Park
- Dartmoor National Park
- The Jurassic Coast aka The Dorset and East Devon Coast is a World Heritage site
- Lundy Island an island in the Bristol Channel, an important conservation site with England's only statutory Marine Nature Reserve
- Buckfast Abbey Brownsea Island near Poole - a National Trust site, famous for its large population of red squirrels, and as the birthplace of the Scout Movement
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