Tiverton, Devon

50.9 - 3.4911111111111Koordinaten: 50 ° 54 'N, 3 ° 29 ' W

Tiverton ( Twy - Ford -Town, Two Fords City) is an English county of Devon for belonging and about 25 kilometers north of the city of Exeter located city. It has about 18,000 inhabitants and is the administrative seat of the district of Mid Devon.

The city name comes from the two fords on the rivers Exe and Lowman, where in Celtic and later Roman period the first people settled. 899 Tiverton was first mentioned.

On the outskirts of Tiverton private school " Blundell 's School " is located, which was founded around the year 1600, is partly a boarding and has national significance.

Twin Cities

The twin cities Tiverton are Hofheim am Taunus ( since 1980) and Chinon ( France).

Sons and daughters of the town

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