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In 1537 the city was made a county corporate with its own sheriff and quarter sessions, making it administratively separate from the surrounding county of Devon. [4] The city council was reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough, governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Exeter" but informally ...
Countess Wear is a district within the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It lies about two miles south-east of the city centre, on the north bank of the estuary of the River Exe . Historically an estate known as Weare, part of the manor of Topsham, was in this area.
This is a list of notable council estates. Public housing in the United Kingdom has typically consisted of council houses , often built in the form of large estates by local government councils. Becontree in The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham is generally considered to be the largest council estate (in terms of population).
The trust was dissolved in 1884 and responsibility for the bridge and its estate passed to Exeter City Council. [23] The bridge wardens kept detailed records on rolls of parchment, of which most rolls from 1343 to 1711 survive, forming the most complete set of records for a bridge in Britain except those for London Bridge.
Rougemont Gardens is an ornamental open space adjacent to Rougemont Castle in the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It is Grade II listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. [1] Originally part of the defences of the castle, it was converted into a garden in the late 18th century, and purchased by the city council in 1912.
The Riviera Line through Marsh Barton Roundabout on the Marsh Barton estate. Marsh Barton is the largest trading estate in Exeter, [1] covering over 1.2 square miles (3.1 km 2). It supports over 500 diverse businesses including one of Europe's largest motoring centres, showrooms, city plumbing, builders merchants, and tool and plant hire.
2007: Hazel Slack [32] – runs a nursery shop in the city. 2008: Paul Smith [32] 2009: John Winterbottom [32] – former financial adviser. 2010: Marcel Choules – has been a fairground booth fighter, bouncer and chef. 2011: Stella Brock [32] 2012: Rob Newby [32] 2013: Rachel Lyons [39] – former nurse; 2014: Percy Prowse [40] 2015: Olwen ...
1983 Exeter City Council election (New ward boundaries) [1] 1984 Exeter City Council election; 1986 Exeter City Council election; 1987 Exeter City Council election; 1988 Exeter City Council election (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) [2] 1990 Exeter City Council election; 1991 Exeter City Council election