East Devon

50°40′44″N 3°14′20″W / 50.679°N 3.239°W / 50.679; -3.239

East Devon District
Non-metropolitan district
East Devon shown within Devon
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Non-metropolitan county	Devon
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Honiton
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	East Devon District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
• MPs	Richard Foord Simon Jupp Mel Stride
Area
• Total	314.4 sq mi (814.4 km2)
• Rank	40th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	154,500
• Rank	140th (of 296)
• Density	490/sq mi (190/km2)
• Ethnicity	99.3% White
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	18UB (ONS) E07000040 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SY1247187389

East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Honiton, although Exmouth is the largest town. The district also contains the towns of Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, Ottery St Mary, Seaton and Sidmouth, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.

The district borders Teignbridge and the City of Exeter to the west, Mid Devon to the north, Somerset to the north-east, and Dorset to the east.

Two parts of the district are designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: the Blackdown Hills in the north of the district and the East Devon AONB along the district's coast and adjoining areas. The East Devon coastline from Exmouth to the border with Dorset is also part of the designated World Heritage Site of the Jurassic Coast; the designated area continues into Dorset as far as the Old Harry Rocks near Swanage.