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Welcome to WikiProject Devon
This is a collaboration area and group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the English county of Devon.
Located in the south west of the United Kingdom, Devon's county town is Exeter and its largest city is Plymouth.
- Scope
- Articles about all subjects related to Devon, with special emphasis on geography (settlements, landmarks, etc.)
- People are included, but not those whose only connection with the county is that they were born or died here.
- Goals
- On a day-to-day basis, keep articles on Devon free from vandalism and ensure that they are not degraded by sub-standard edits. The list of recent changes below shows the edits that have been made recently to articles under this project.
- Improve existing articles by editing them. This includes the addition of new referenced content, copyediting (improvements to style, grammar, layout, spelling, etc.), and dealing with problem tags – see the list here (warning: there are a lot!).
- Identify omissions in the coverage of Devon. Suggestions for new articles can be made on this project's Talk page, but the bold way is to write a new article yourself.
- Identify existing or newly-created articles that should be included in this project and assess them, as described below.
- The ultimate aim is to improve all Devon-related articles towards Featured Article status. This will take a long time, but we work towards it by a gradual process of improvement through these stages: Stub > Start > Class C > Class B > Good Article > Featured Article. Only 5 steps from the most basic entry!
| Devon articles by quality and importance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Importance | ||||||
| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | 12 | 20 | 35 | ||||
| B | 7 | 13 | 31 | 122 | 35 | 208 | |
| C | 2 | 22 | 93 | 482 | 52 | 651 | |
| Start | 4 | 5 | 141 | 1,812 | 70 | 2,032 | |
| Stub | 1 | 10 | 1,624 | 70 | 1,705 | ||
| List | 4 | 25 | 71 | 100 | |||
| Category | 721 | 721 | |||||
| Disambig | 17 | 17 | |||||
| File | 21 | 21 | |||||
| Portal | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Project | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Template | 66 | 66 | |||||
| NA | 2 | 81 | 115 | 198 | |||
| Other | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Assessed | 13 | 50 | 317 | 4,219 | 950 | 227 | 5,776 |
| Unassessed | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 50 | 317 | 4,219 | 950 | 234 | 5,783 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 23,688 | Ω = 5.11 | |||||
New to Wikipedia?
[edit]If you're new to Wikipedia and thinking of becoming an editor – welcome! Here are a few resources that will help get you up to speed on how things work around here.
- "Editing Wikipedia" is a downloadable PDF brochure that gives you a basic introduction to how to edit Wikipedia. You will learn what Wikipedia is and how it works, how to navigate Wikipedia, how and why you should contribute to Wikipedia, important rules that keep Wikipedia reliable, how to edit with VisualEditor and using wiki markup, how to add content, and etiquette for interacting with other contributors.
- Wikipedia:Tutorial is a web-based introduction.
- Help:Getting started provides links to several other resources that are useful to new editors.
- When it all seems too complex, The Teahouse is a friendly place to help new editors become accustomed to Wikipedia culture, ask questions, and develop community relationships.
- The Talk page of this project is the place to ask any questions about editing Devon articles.
- When you've created a user account (see WP:REGISTER for why this is a good idea), feel free to sign our informal list of participants.
Assessment
[edit]- In common with many other WikiProjects, we use a quality assessment of Stub to FA and an importance scale of Low to Top.
- See the table to the right and WikiProject Devon/Assessment for more information.
Guidelines
[edit]This project broadly follows the guidelines of its parent, the UK Geography WikiProject, on how to write about settlements.
Article alerts
[edit]Articles for deletion
- 07 Sep 2026 – Devon (district) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Glowr Curt Ryder (t · c); see discussion (20 participants; relisted)
- 07 Sep 2026 – Torbay and South Devon (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Glowr Curt Ryder (t · c); see discussion (20 participants; relisted)
- 07 Sep 2026 – Greater Plymouth (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Glowr Curt Ryder (t · c); see discussion (20 participants; relisted)
- 07 Sep 2026 – Exeter (unitary authority area) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Glowr Curt Ryder (t · c); see discussion (20 participants; relisted)
Good article nominees
- 16 Sep 2026 – Lympstone Commando railway station (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Mattdaviesfsic (t · c); start discussion
Requested moves
- 15 Sep 2026 – John Rolle (died 1706) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to John Rolle (Devon MP, born 1626) by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
To do
[edit]A long list of articles with clean-up tags that need fixing is available on Toolforge at clean-up listing for Devon
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Here are some tasks awaiting attention:
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(Edit the tasklist here)
- Check out wanted images, where your photographs may come in handy!
Also browse the following categories for a list of Devon articles with specific requirements. Please deactivate the relevant parameter in {{WikiProject Devon}} banner on the article's talk page upon resolution:
- Category:Devon articles needing attention for articles in need of a general cleanup such as copy editing or finding sources.
- Category:Devon articles needing expert attention for articles that require specific knowledge for its improvement in which WikiProject Devon members will be more qualified to help.
- Category:Devon articles needing infoboxes: check out Wikipedia:List of infoboxes and use Ctrl+F to find a suitable infobox or copy one from a similar article.
- Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Devon: the category contains instructions on how to help. Please remove {{Image requested}} from the talk page once an image has been added to the article.
New articles
[edit]This list was generated from these rules. Questions and feedback are always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results. Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project.
Rules | Match log | Results page (for watching) | Deleted articles | Last updated: 2026-09-28 19:35 (UTC)
Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. See List display personalization for details.
- Draft:2023 United Kingdom floods (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by OwenX (talk · contribs · new pages (9)) started on 2026-09-28, score: 30
- Draft:2022 United Kingdom floods (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by OwenX (talk · contribs · new pages (9)) started on 2026-09-28, score: 30
- Draft:The Devonmoor Art Pottery LTD (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Peterpotter22 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2026-09-24, score: 80
- Stanley Samuel Beare (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools | Stanley Samuel Beare (Q141544004) ) by MerlinsCodex (talk · contribs · new pages (20)) started on 2026-09-23, score: 40
- Murder of Marie Goudreau (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools | WikiProject Devon (Q21829867) ) by Reptileraptor52 (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2026-09-23, score: 30
- Alfred Sims (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools | Sir Alfred Sims (Q141467436) ) by DMK1960 (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2026-09-15, score: 40
- Draft:Muizz Ahmed Mirza (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Zaibi290 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2026-09-22, score: 30
- Draft:William Ruthven (Scottish soldier) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Zackmann08 (talk · contribs · new pages (19)) started on 2026-09-20, score: 40
- Template:Did you know nominations/Lauren Aston (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by JuniperChill (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2026-09-19, score: 40
- Colin Boyne (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools | Colin Boyne (Q18756631) ) by RanulfLampard (talk · contribs · new pages (48)) started on 2026-09-17, score: 50
- Carew baronets of Haccombe (1661) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools | Carew baronets of Haccombe (1661) (Q141494099) ) by Charles Matthews (talk · contribs · new pages (52)) started on 2026-09-17, score: 60
- Smyth baronets of Teignmouth (1956) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools | Smyth baronets of Teignmouth (1956) (Q141487861) ) by Charles Matthews (talk · contribs · new pages (52)) started on 2026-09-17, score: 60
- Draft:William Ruthven (Scottish General) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by EnglishLad!!11 (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2026-09-16, score: 40
- Sir Alfred Sims (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools | Sir Alfred Sims (Q141467436) ) by DMK1960 (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2026-09-15, score: 40
- Mary W. Janvrin (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools | Mary Wolcott Ellsworth (Q19423875) ) by Gamaliel (talk · contribs · new pages (14)) started on 2026-09-11, score: 40
Recent changes
[edit]List of abbreviations (help):
- D
- Edit made at Wikidata
- r
- Edit flagged by ORES
- N
- New page
- m
- Minor edit
- b
- Bot edit
- (±123)
- Page byte size change
29 September 2026
- diffhist m Robert Seppings 01:02 +2 Vercingetorix13 talk contribs (Replaced "more" with the more apt "better".)
- diffhist m Robert Seppings 01:01 +5 Vercingetorix13 talk contribs (Corrected the misplaced modifier, and added a necessary comma.)
28 September 2026
- diffhist m Greenway Estate 23:11 −1 Ajcantrell89 talk contribs (→Location and early development: up to 1938: Edited "that he changed" to "that he change" (subjunctive)) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist Lympstone 20:42 −2 Jams2018 talk contribs (→Notable people: corrected dates) Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Bill Giles (meteorologist) 20:09 +1 IEDIAGCMDcom5048 talk contribs (→top) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit App section source
- diffhist Challaborough 18:48 +244 KnowledgeMaple talk contribs (convert 2 bare URLs in refs to cite templates)
- diffhist m Samuel Taylor Coleridge 17:26 −13 Adakiko talk contribs (Reverted edits by ~2026-52047-45 (talk): nonconstructive edits (HG) (3.4.14)) Tags: Huggle Rollback
- diffhist Samuel Taylor Coleridge 17:21 +13 ~2026-52047-45 talk Tags: Reverted Visual edit
- diffhist Pete Quaife 15:48 +1 Brample talk contribs (→Early life: Punctuation) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist m Hannah Harper 14:53 +201 DonnieNova talk contribs (Reverted 1 edit by ~2026-52245-35 (talk) to last revision by ClueBot NG) Tags: Twinkle Undo
- diffhist Hannah Harper 14:52 −201 ~2026-52245-35 talk (I added some things that a girl named Lexi helped her play Minecraf) Tags: Reverted possible vandalism references removed Visual edit
- diffhist Teignmouth Community School 13:44 −210 Feline Hymnic talk contribs (remove non-notable, unsourced stuff)
- diffhist Teignmouth Community School 13:42 −587 Feline Hymnic talk contribs (More non-sentences. And again unsourced. Remove.)
- diffhist Teignmouth Community School 13:41 −320 Feline Hymnic talk contribs (That was mostly non-sentences and was unsourced.)
- diffhist Teignmouth Community School 13:40 −13 Feline Hymnic talk contribs (Copyedit non-sentence. Add a "cn" for an unsupported claim.)
- diffhist Marldon 13:25 +11 Pzytj talk contribs (→Amenities)
- diffhist Marldon 13:23 +11 Pzytj talk contribs (→Amenities)
- diffhist Marldon 13:21 +190 Pzytj talk contribs (→Amenities)
- diffhist Teignmouth Community School 12:04 −6 Celjski Grad talk contribs (Undid revision 1377232109 by ~2026-52010-88 (talk) It's not used at all in the article) Tag: Undo
- diffhist Teignmouth Community School 12:03 +6 ~2026-52010-88 talk (added a common acronym) Tags: Reverted Visual edit
- diffhist Bristol and Exeter Railway 11:40 +1,142 Geof Sheppard talk contribs (→Locomotives: expand)
- diffhist Lobsang Rampa 11:36 +854 Noetium talk contribs (→Role in the Tibetan cause: Revised the section.) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Exmouth Junction 10:51 +174 Geof Sheppard talk contribs (lead section)
- diffhist m Template talk:Devon-geo-stub 10:50 +3 Jevansen talk contribs (+ WP:UK geography) Tag: AWB
- diffhist Torquay United F.C. 10:48 0 TQY LEE talk contribs (→Current squad) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Torquay United F.C. 10:45 +54 TQY LEE talk contribs (→Current squad) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Agatha Christie 10:42 −214 Beyhive Navy talk contribs (Reverted 1 edit by ~2026-52127-20 (talk): We don’t need your own point of view and please don’t add this libelous information) Tags: Twinkle Undo
- diffhist Agatha Christie 10:40 +214 ~2026-52127-20 talk (→(top): update informing the reader of a title change that occurred of one of her books and the reason behind it.) Tags: Reverted Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Marc Edworthy 09:46 +334 Michaeldble talk contribs (→Honours: +Honour) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit App section source
- diffhist m Template:Lynton and Barnstaple line 09:41 +8 Danny 1994 talk contribs
- diffhist Lobsang Rampa 07:19 −9 Noetium talk contribs (→Role in the Tibetan cause: Removed characterization of the quote.) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist m John Keily 05:09 +35 CaptivatingtheKing talk contribs Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist Marc Edworthy 05:09 +324 Michaeldble talk contribs (→Honours: +Honour) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit App section source
Featured content
[edit]See the Featured Content page for some of our content (articles and photos) that has gained recognition within Wikipedia.

Resources
[edit]- A list of relevant books and internet resources. (under construction)
Templates
[edit]This section contains templates used by or applicable to the project. Note that new stub templates should be proposed before creation at WP:WSS/P
Talk page template
[edit]| Devon | |||||||
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All entries of Devon towns and villages should have the above template placed on their talk pages. A list of categories whose articles should be tagged is available at Category:Devon. Sometimes, you will see a UK geography WikiProject template already there; in these cases, add our template after theirs. You can add the template using the following code:
{{WikiProject Devon|importance=}}
Additional parameters can be added for articles in need of help and when activated will populate the article in its relevant category.
{{WikiProject Devon|importance=|needs-infobox=yes|attention=yes|needs-photo=yes}}
See WikiProject Devon for further examples and details of the suggestions parameter.
Project userbox
[edit]| This user participates in WikiProject Devon. |
To add this userbox to your user page use {{User WPDevon}}.
Topicon
[edit]To add a small topicon to the top of your user page — like in good articles or protected articles — use {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Devon/Topicon}}
Barnstar
[edit]| The WikiProject Devon Barnstar of Merit | ||
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| this WikiAward was given to {{subst:PAGENAME}} by ~~~ on ~~~~~ |
To use this barnstar, simply add {{subst:Devon Barnstar|message ~~~~}} to the talk page of the user you wish to reward. Make sure you include a message which indicates why they are receiving the award.
Navigation
[edit]{{Devon}} is placed at the bottom of all the articles linked in the template to help readers "navigate" between the most important articles of Devon.
Categories
[edit]- Category:Devon and numerous sub-categories
Interested in Devon?
[edit]We maintain an informal list of editors interested in Devon. Please feel free to add yourself to the list and to indicate any areas of particular interest. You're not committing yourself to anything!
Associated projects
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