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Contents 1 Devon motto 2 1688 and all that 3 Jurassic Coast 4 contituencies & MPs 5 Wikiproject 6 Devon Pasty

[edit] Devon motto

possibly add Devon motto. not official, but on all the road signs upon entering the county, the phrase used is "Keep Devon Shipshape" (i live there, i know)

Please don't do that. It would be like saying "Please Drive Slowly" is the motto of evey village in the county, or that "Keep Britain Tidy" is the unofficial national anthem - Sakurambo 10:38, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

The official motto from the Devon coat of arms is the Latin 'Auxilio Divino' - 'by divine aid'

[edit] 1688 and all that

"Perhaps most notably, the last successful military invasion of Britain, the arrival of William of Orange to launch the Glorious Revolution of 1688, took place at Torquay."

This sounds a bit of a mess. He was invited by many wealthy and powerful people (in London and England generally) and fairly welcome, (compared to the dictator James II etc..). Invasion is too stronger a term.

- William of Orange landed at Brixham and not Torquay on the opposite side of Torbay. (appears the article has already been corrected) Quigabyte 05:03, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jurassic Coast

There seems to be no mention of this UNESCO World Heritage Site - I'll drop a bit in before the primroses at the top - and ask that other readers look at its position (here if brief I think - or Geology if expanded) and to check they agree with any links. Thank you.

[edit] contituencies & MPs

GraemeLeggett had the good idea of linking MPs names with their constituencies - but there seems to be a standard layout similar for each county and this would be breaking a pattern - but seems a good idea. Shall we do it for Devon? By adding a number in brackets after each MPs name relating to the map. Or is this breaking any rules? I'll amend Graeme's 'Exeter' draft after 'Bradshaw' to show as an example for now... --Tony in Devon 11:27, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

I have realised that the MPs names do not tie in with the lists below - my mistake. So I will delete my (1) after Bradshaw's name.--Tony in Devon 18:10, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject

I think it's time there was a wikiproject:Devon up and running. Anyone interested, come to my talkpage and we'll sort something out. Totnesmartin 16:02, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm definitely interested, but likely to be low-intensity given different projects, and am currently stalking any Devon discussion at all anywhere. I've written at totnesmartin's talk page - and am continuing to wander without a home...Stevebritgimp 21:44, 17 December 2006 (UTC) Also as a bit of a drum-beater, there is a 'Wikipedians in Devon' category people can add to their user page, and it may be of help to get things going - I've added myself. Stevebritgimp 22:02, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

The place for proposed projects is this yer [1]. Totnesmartin 22:08, 28 December 2006 (UTC) (forgot to sign again aaargh)

The project is now on: Wikipedia: Wikiproject Devon Totnesmartin 18:26, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Devon Pasty

I removed this comment, but there is some basis of truth in it - see the entry in pasty for November 2006. Might be worth adding, possibly as a trivia item, rather than Devon as a descriptor? regards, Lynbarn 22:46, 11 February 2007 (UTC)