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===County Information===
 
"Devon.-- maritime co. in SW. of England; is bounded N. by the Bristol Channel, E. by Somerset and Dorset, S. by the English Channel, and W. by Cornwall; length, 69 miles; breadth, 65 miles; coast-line, about 143 miles; area, 1,655,208 ac., pop. 603,595."


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*[[Devonshire Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Devonshire Biography|Biography]]
*[[Devonshire Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Devonshire Census|Census]]
*[[Devonshire Church Directories|Church Directories]]
*[[Devonshire Church History|Church History]]
*[[Devonshire Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Devonshire Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]
*[[Devonshire Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Devonshire Directories|Directories]]
*[[Devonshire Emigration and Immigration|Emigration &amp; Immigration]]
*[[Devonshire Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Devonshire Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Devonshire Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Devonshire History|History]]
*[[Devonshire Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Devonshire Languages|Languages]]
*[[Devonshire Maps|Maps]]
*[[Devonshire Merchant Marine|Merchant Marine]]
*[[Devonshire Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Devonshire Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Devonshire Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Devonshire Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Devonshire Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Devonshire Names, Personal|Personal Names]]
*[[Devonshire Place Names|Place Names]]
*[[Devonshire Poor Law Unions|Poor Law Unions]]
*[[Devonshire Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Devonshire Schools|Schools]]
*[[Devonshire Societies|Societies]]


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| bgcolor="#dddddd" align="center" valign="middle" height="30" |<center>Click on a letter for a list of Wiki page links to Devon '''parishes:'''<br>[[Devon Parishes#A|A]] [[Devon Parishes#B|B]] [[Devon Parishes#C|C]] [[Devon Parishes#D|D]] [[Devon Parishes#E|E]] [[Devon Parishes#F|F]] [[Devon Parishes#G|G]] [[Devon Parishes#H|H]] [[Devon Parishes#I|I]] [[Devon Parishes#J|J]] [[Devon Parishes#K|K]] [[Devon Parishes#L|L]] [[Devon Parishes#M|M]] [[Devon Parishes#N|N]] [[Devon Parishes#O|O]] [[Devon Parishes#P|P]] [[Devon Parishes#R|R]] [[Devon Parishes#S|S]] [[Devon Parishes#T|T]] [[Devon Parishes#U|U]] [[Devon Parishes#V|V]] [[Devon Parishes#W|W]] [[Devon Parishes#Y|Y]] [[Devon Parishes#Z|Z]]</center>
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[[Image:England-devonshire.png|thumb|right]] '''Devon or Devonshire is a maritime county in the&nbsp;southwestern part of '''[[England|'''England''']]'''.''' <br><br>
== Featured Content  ==
== Research Tools  ==
== Jurisdictions  ==


==== Civil Districts  ====
Use an [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ interactive map] to find jurisdictions for each parish in Devon.


When civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in 1837, Devon was divided into a number of registration districts, each containing several parishes.&nbsp;&nbsp;The index to the civil records gives the name of the district where an event took place.&nbsp; Click [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/REG/dev.htm here]&nbsp;to see&nbsp;a list of the&nbsp;civil districts in Devon and the parishes covered by each.&nbsp;
===Civil Registration Districts===


Read more about [[England Civil Registration]].
[http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/REG/dev.htm List of Devon Civil Registration Districts]


==== Parishes  ====
===Websites===


See a list of the [[Devonshire Parishes|parishes]] of Devon with links to articles.  
*Devon Resources and help pages on [http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=10.0 RootsChat Devon Resources and help pages. (Free)].
*[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV Genuki Devon], the main genealogical resource for Devon with links to all known Devon-related websites
*[http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/links.htm Devon Family History Society]
*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index]


==== Probates<br> ====


Before 1858, every town and parish in Devonshire was under the probate jurisdiction of several ecclesiastical courts.&nbsp; To read more about probate records and see a list of Devonshire towns and parishes and the probate courts that had jurisdiction over them, go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Devonshire_Probate_Records#Court_Jurisdictions Devonshire Probate Jurisdictions].
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|Centre    = Devon
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|North    = ''Bristol Channel''
[[Category:Devon]]
|Northeast = [[Somerset, England Genealogy|Somerset]]
|East      = [[Dorset, England Genealogy|Dorset]]
|Southeast = ''English Channel''
|South    = ''English Channel''
|Southwest = [[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]]<br>''English Channel''
|West      = [[Cornwall, England Genealogy|Cornwall]]
|Northwest = ''Celtic Sea''
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{{England counties}}
[[Category:Devon, England|.]]
[[Category:Counties of England]]

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County Information

"Devon.-- maritime co. in SW. of England; is bounded N. by the Bristol Channel, E. by Somerset and Dorset, S. by the English Channel, and W. by Cornwall; length, 69 miles; breadth, 65 miles; coast-line, about 143 miles; area, 1,655,208 ac., pop. 603,595."

Parishes

Click on a letter for a list of Wiki page links to Devon parishes:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Use an interactive map to find jurisdictions for each parish in Devon.

Civil Registration Districts

List of Devon Civil Registration Districts

Websites


Neighbouring counties
Celtic Sea Bristol Channel Somerset
Cornwall Dorset
Devon
Cornwall
English Channel 		English Channel English Channel
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