Devon is a county in South West England. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name South West England is one of the Regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Like neighbouring Cornwall to the west, Devon is disadvantaged economically compared to other parts of southern England, due to the decline of traditional industries such as fishing, mining and farming. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar Consequently, most of Devon has qualified for the European Community Objective 2 status. The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 The Regional policy of the European Union (EU is a policy with the stated aim of improving the Economic Well-being of certain regions The 2001 Foot and Mouth (Hoof and Mouth) disease outbreak harmed the farming community severely. The outbreak of Foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in the spring and summer of 2001 caused a crisis in British Agriculture and
The attractive lifestyle of the area is drawing in new industries which are not heavily dependent upon geographical location; Dartmoor, for instance, has recently seen a significant rise in the percentage of its inhabitants involved in the financial services sector. Dartmoor is an area of Moorland in the centre of Devon, England. In 2003, the Met Office, the UK's national and international weather service, moved to Exeter. For the UKMET model see Tropical cyclone forecast model. The Met Office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office,
Devon is one of the rural counties, with the advantages and problems characteristic of these. Despite this, the county's economy is also heavily influenced by its two main urban centres, Plymouth and Exeter.
Statistics
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Devon at current basic prices published (pp. 240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of pounds. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency [1]
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added | Agriculture | Industry | Services< |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,163 | 391 | 1,746 | 4,027 |
| 2000 | 7,497 | 286 | 1,813 | 5,398 |
| 2003 | 8,670 | 325 | 1,853 | 6,492 |
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