Exeter

Exeter City of Exeter
City and non-metropolitan district
Clockwise: The Cathedral, The Clock Tower, Devon County Hall, Cathedral Close, The Iron Bridge.
Motto: Semper fidelis (Always Faithful)
The District of Exeter including Topsham shown within Devon
Coordinates: 50°43′N 3°32′W / 50.717°N 3.533°W / 50.717; -3.533Coordinates: 50°43′N 3°32′W / 50.717°N 3.533°W / 50.717; -3.533
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Ceremonial and shire county	Devon
City status	Time immemorial
Non-metropolitan district	1974
Government
• Type	Exeter City Council
• Lord Mayor	Olwen Foggin
• Members of Parliament	Ben Bradshaw (L) Hugo Swire (C)
• HQ	Civic Centre, Paris Street
• UK Parliament	Exeter East Devon
• European Parliament	South West England
Area
• Total	18.16 sq mi (47.04 km2)
Area rank	274th (of 326)
Population (mid-2014 est.)
• Total	124,328
• Rank	176th (of 326)
• Density	6,800/sq mi (2,600/km2)
• Demonyms	Exonian
• Ethnicity (2011)	93.05% White 88.32% White British 0.53% White Irish 0.08% Gypsy or Irish Traveller 4.12% Other White   1.65% Mixed 0.34% White & Black Caribbean 0.24% White & Black African 0.66% White and Asian 0.41% Other mixed   3.90% Asian 0.80% Indian 0.14% Pakistani 0.19% Bangladeshi 1.70% Chinese 1.07% Other Asian   0.57% Black 0.42% Black African 0.11% Black Caribbean 0.04% Other Black   0.83% Other 0.56% Arab 0.28% Other
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Postcode district	EX1-6
Area code(s)	01392
Website	www.exploreexeter.co.uk

Exeter (ⁱ/ˈɛksᵻtər/) is a cathedral city in Devon, England with a population of 124,328 (mid-2014 est.). It lies within the county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently, the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district and is therefore under the administration of the County Council (there was a plan to grant the city unitary authority status, although this was scrapped under the 2010 coalition government). The city is on the River Exe about 37 miles (60 km) northeast of Plymouth and 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Bristol.

Exeter was the most south-westerly Roman fortified settlement in Britain, although there is evidence a Cornish tribe existed in Exeter before the Roman invasion. Exeter became a religious centre during the Middle Ages and into the Tudor times: Exeter Cathedral, founded in the mid 11th century, became Anglican during the 16th-century English Reformation. During the late 19th century, Exeter became an affluent centre for the wool trade, although by the First World War the city was in decline. After the Second World War, much of the city centre was rebuilt and is now considered to be a centre for modern business and tourism in Devon and Cornwall.