East Devon AONB

East Devon
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
East Devon Countryside in winter
Country	England
County	Devon
Location	south-west England
Founded	1963
Location of the East Devon AONB in the UK

East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) covers over 100 square miles (260 km²) of the East Devon countryside (England).

This countryside includes eighteen miles (29 km) of Heritage coastline. The designated area covers: twenty-nine parishes and borders the coastal towns of Exmouth, Seaton and Sidmouth but includes the entire resort of Budleigh Salterton.

East Devon has two AONBs within its catchment area which includes the Blackdown Hills (designated 1991) and East Devon AONB (designated 1963), both AONBs make up over 66% of the district.

East Devon AONB Partnership is a joint initiative funded by Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), East Devon District Council and Devon County Council. Through ventures such as community projects and project grants East Devon AONB Partnership helps to conserve and manage the East Devon AONB.

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Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England

East of England	Dedham Vale Norfolk Coast Suffolk Coast and Heaths

East Midlands	Lincolnshire Wolds

North East	Northumberland Coast North Pennines

North West	Arnside and Silverdale Forest of Bowland Solway Coast

South East	Chichester Harbour Chilterns High Weald Isle of Wight Kent Downs South Hampshire Coast Surrey Hills Abolished: East Hampshire Sussex Downs

South West	Blackdown Hills Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Cornwall Cotswolds Dorset East Devon Isles of Scilly Mendip Hills North Devon Coast North Wessex Downs Quantock Hills South Devon Tamar Valley

West Midlands	Cannock Chase Malvern Hills Shropshire Hills Wye Valley

Yorkshire and Humber	Howardian Hills Nidderdale

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