Exeter is a historic City status in the United Kingdom in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of the 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. The city is on the River Exe, about northeast of Plymouth, and southwest of Bristol. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, its population in that year was 111,076, while the mid-2009 estimate was 118,800.
Exeter was the most south-westerly Roman fortified settlement in Roman Britain. Its Exeter Cathedral, founded in the early 12th century, became Anglicanism at the time of the 16th century Reformation.
Exeter has been identified as one of the top ten most profitable locations for a business to be based.Dun& Bradstreet, 2001 The city has good transport links, with Exeter St David's railway station, Exeter Central railway station, the M5 motorway and Exeter International Airport connecting the city both nationally and internationally. Although a popular tourist destination, the city is not dominated by tourism.
