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Exeter, city (district), administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. It is located on the River Exe, just above the head of the river’s estuary and about 10 miles (16 km) from the estuary’s entry into the English Channel. Exeter is the county town (seat) of Devon.

The community derived its early importance from its position at the river crossing. An early British tribe, the Dumnonii, made Exeter their center, and it was taken over by the Romans, who named it Isca Dumnoniorum. Because it was the main town in southwestern England during the Middle Ages, Exeter was subjected to a number of sieges. Alfred the Great (reigned 871–899) twice held it against the Danes (877 and c. 894), but it was taken in 1003. In 1068, after an 18-day siege, Exeter surrendered to William I the Conqueror.

The Norman cathedral, dedicated to St. Peter, was consecrated in 1133. The present building, begun c. 1275, is in the Decorated style and in this way is different from its twin Norman towers. Other notable buildings include the 14th-century Guildhall, rebuilt in 1468–70, and the Norman castle, most of which was demolished in 1744. Exeter’s University College (1922) became the University of Exeter in 1955.

The port of Exeter is linked to the sea by canal but is accessible only to small vessels. Among its manufacturing industries, metalworking, leatherworking, and the manufacture of paper and agricultural implements are the most important.

Exeter is one of the best examples of the historic English town, which developed from a Roman-British center to a medieval cathedral city and county town and now is an administrative and service center for an extensive region.

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