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Who is Simon Todd?
'Devon's second most famous son' but he has no Wikipedia article and is not listed under 'Devonians' in this article.
I will remove this.
Mdrb55 (
talk) 21:18, 15 August 2020 (UTC)reply
That correction of a "typo" has now been removed. Thanks.
Martinevans123 (
talk) 21:24, 15 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Pre-Devonian rocks?
It is mentioned in the Geology section presently that there are the ' remains of pre-Devonian rocks on the south coast'. What does that mean exactly (my italics)? So far as I can tell from modern literature and maps there are no pre-Devonian rocks in the area - though happy if it can be shown (and referenced) otherwise.
Geopersona (
talk) 13:17, 8 January 2023 (UTC)reply
British Regional Geology (1985 ed.), Chapter 2 "Pre-Devonian Rocks" states on p.15: "The only known Ordovician and Silurian sediments of south-west England are exotic blocks of quartzite and limestone enclosed within Devonian strata...", but on p. 20 it notes that these are found in the Veryan Series in Cornwall. However under the sub-heading "Pre-Cambrian? Rocks of Eddystone Reef and the Lizard" it states "Eddystone Reef is an isolated pinnacle of garnetiferous gneiss in the English Channel about 14 miles south of Plymouth...". See
Eddystone_Rocks#Geology for details. BRG is quite an old reference, but does this help? —
Smalljim 14:04, 8 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Ah, thanks - that's a useful context and I'd not thought about Eddystone!
Geopersona (
talk) 18:32, 8 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Devon Population?
the devon Population is much less than what you put, go on the actual uk population count site. Literally just search devon uk population.
2600:8801:380A:5E00:6BD0:CC2C:ACBF:65CA (
talk) 01:00, 28 April 2024 (UTC)reply
If you could provide a source...and despite having a separate municipal government, Plymouth is still very much a part of Devon in every other sense.--
SinoDevonian (
talk) 20:52, 29 April 2024 (UTC)reply
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Who is Simon Todd?
'Devon's second most famous son' but he has no Wikipedia article and is not listed under 'Devonians' in this article.
I will remove this.
Mdrb55 (
talk) 21:18, 15 August 2020 (UTC)reply
That correction of a "typo" has now been removed. Thanks.
Martinevans123 (
talk) 21:24, 15 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Pre-Devonian rocks?
It is mentioned in the Geology section presently that there are the ' remains of pre-Devonian rocks on the south coast'. What does that mean exactly (my italics)? So far as I can tell from modern literature and maps there are no pre-Devonian rocks in the area - though happy if it can be shown (and referenced) otherwise.
Geopersona (
talk) 13:17, 8 January 2023 (UTC)reply
British Regional Geology (1985 ed.), Chapter 2 "Pre-Devonian Rocks" states on p.15: "The only known Ordovician and Silurian sediments of south-west England are exotic blocks of quartzite and limestone enclosed within Devonian strata...", but on p. 20 it notes that these are found in the Veryan Series in Cornwall. However under the sub-heading "Pre-Cambrian? Rocks of Eddystone Reef and the Lizard" it states "Eddystone Reef is an isolated pinnacle of garnetiferous gneiss in the English Channel about 14 miles south of Plymouth...". See
Eddystone_Rocks#Geology for details. BRG is quite an old reference, but does this help? —
Smalljim 14:04, 8 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Ah, thanks - that's a useful context and I'd not thought about Eddystone!
Geopersona (
talk) 18:32, 8 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Devon Population?
the devon Population is much less than what you put, go on the actual uk population count site. Literally just search devon uk population.
2600:8801:380A:5E00:6BD0:CC2C:ACBF:65CA (
talk) 01:00, 28 April 2024 (UTC)reply
If you could provide a source...and despite having a separate municipal government, Plymouth is still very much a part of Devon in every other sense.--
SinoDevonian (
talk) 20:52, 29 April 2024 (UTC)reply