Devon

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Devon: Lyme Bay

Blackdown Hills

Cornish clotted cream

$Ilfracombe$

Lynmouth harbour

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Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

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Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

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News •

Met Office rain weather warning issued in Devon and Cornwall • Apr. 18, 2025, 1:13 AM ET (BBC)

Flood warning and trees down after heavy rainfall in Devon • Apr. 16, 2025, 12:24 AM ET (BBC)

Children's nature drawings turned into mural at Devon school • Apr. 12, 2025, 8:55 PM ET (BBC)

Devon and Cornwall local elections come ahead of big shake-up • Apr. 7, 2025, 3:17 AM ET (BBC)

East Devon watermill reopens for first time in two years • Apr. 6, 2025, 3:37 AM ET (BBC)

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Devon: Lyme Bay

Blackdown Hills

Cornish clotted cream

Lynmouth harbour

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English language school promotion illustration. Silhouette of a man advertises or sells shouts in a megaphone and emerging from the flag of the United Kingdom (Union Jack).

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