East Devon
East Devon is a local government district in
Devon ,England . Its council is based inSidmouth .The district was formed on
April 1 ,1974 by the merger of the borough ofHoniton with theurban district s ofBudleigh Salterton , Exmouth,Ottery St. Mary , Seaton,Sidmouth along withAxminster Rural District,Honiton Rural District and part ofSt. Thomas Rural District .East Devon is covered by two Parliamentary constituencies, East Devon and Tiverton and Honiton. Both were retained in the 2005 general election by the Conservative Party.
In the 2001 census a third of East Devon's population were over 60. The England average was 24%. East Devon also had a higher number than the England average living in 'Medical and Care Establishments' at 1.6% compared to 0.9%.
It is also one of the least ethnically diverse districts, ranking 342 out of 354 at the time of the 2001 census.
A large amount of East Devon is made up of two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB),
East Devon AONB and theBlackdown Hills . AONBs have the same level of protection asNational parks of England and Wales which restricts new developments, which protects the natural beauty of this district.The entire East Devon coastline from Exmouth to the border with
Dorset is part of the designatedWorld Heritage Site called theJurassic Coast , the designated area itself continues up toOld Harry Rocks nearSwanage .
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