DEVONS HIRE

(50° 50’ N., 3° 50’ W.), county, S.W. England; bounded N. by Bristol Channel, W. by Cornwall, 8. by Eng. Channel, E. by Dorset and Somerset; area, 2,598 sq. miles. D. is one of chief cattle and sheep-raising counties, and hardy ponies graze in Dartmoor and Exmoor. Chief rivers, and Plym rise mostly in Dartmoor and abound in trout. Torquay, Sidmouth and Teignmouth are health-resorts, on account of mild climate in S. Other towns are Exeter, capital; Plymouth, fine harbor; Devonport, Tiverton; Barns table, Dart mouth, and Tav i stock, D. produces copper, tin, manganese, granite, slate, marble, and potters’ clay. It has important prehistoric monuments in Dartmoor; several interesting castles, abbeys, and churches; finest specimens of architecture at Exeter Cathedral. D. was birthplace of Raleigh, Drake, ridge, Kingsley, and other famous men. Pop. 1921, 709,488.