Exeter (disambiguation)
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Place names
Australia- Exeter, New South Wales
- Exeter, South AustraliaExeter, South AustraliaExeter is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 14km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is adjacent to Semaphore, Birkenhead, Largs Bay and Glanville. The post code for Exeter is 5019...
- Exeter, TasmaniaExeter, TasmaniaExeter is a small town approximately 24 kilometres north of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Exeter had a population of 339....
Canada
- Exeter, OntarioExeter, OntarioExeter is a Canadian community in the municipality of South Huron, in the southern portion of Huron County, Ontario, located approximately 50 kilometres north of London. The community proclaims itself the "Home of the White Squirrel", owing to the presence of the unusually-coloured mammals...
United Kingdom
- ExeterExeterExeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
, Devon—the original location- Exeter (UK Parliament constituency)Exeter (UK Parliament constituency)Exeter is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
- The University of ExeterUniversity of ExeterThe University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
- Exeter (UK Parliament constituency)
United States of America
- Exeter, CaliforniaExeter, CaliforniaExeter is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. It is situated near the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 census....
- Exeter, Connecticut, a village of the town of LebanonLebanon, ConnecticutLebanon is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,907 at the 2000 census. The town lies just to the northwest of Norwich, north of New London, and east of Hartford...
- Exeter, IllinoisExeter, IllinoisExeter is a village in Scott County, Illinois, United States. The population was 70 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Exeter is located at ....
- Exeter, MaineExeter, MaineExeter is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 997 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.- History :...
- Exeter (Federalsburg, Maryland)Exeter (Federalsburg, Maryland)Exeter is a historic home located at Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland. It is composed of two distinct sections constructed during the 19th century. The front section is a three-bay wide, two-story frame structure covered with cypress shingles. Behind it is a -story frame wing, four bays...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Exeter Township, MichiganExeter Township, MichiganExeter Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,727 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Exeter, MissouriExeter, MissouriExeter is a city in Exeter Township, Barry County, Missouri, USA. The population was 707 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Exeter is located at ....
- Exeter, NebraskaExeter, NebraskaExeter is a village in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 591 at the 2010 census.-History:In 1870, Dr. Horace Greeley Smith and his wife filed a homestead claim at the site of present-day Exeter...
- Exeter, New HampshireExeter, New HampshireExeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town's population was 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood...
- Phillips Exeter AcademyPhillips Exeter AcademyPhillips Exeter Academy is a private secondary school located in Exeter, New Hampshire, in the United States.Exeter is noted for its application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of teacher and student interaction, similar to the Socratic method of learning through asking...
, an independent secondary school - Exeter High School (New Hampshire)Exeter High School (New Hampshire)Exeter High School is a public high school located in Exeter, New Hampshire, in the United States.It serves students in grades 9 through 12 who reside in the communities of Exeter, Stratham, Kensington, Newfields, Brentwood, and East Kingston, New Hampshire...
, a public school - The Exeter incidentExeter incidentThe Exeter incident was a highly-publicized UFO sighting that occurred on September 3, 1965 approximately 5 miles from Exeter, New Hampshire, in the neighboring community of Kensington...
, a 1965 UFO case
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Exeter, New YorkExeter, New YorkExeter is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The town is located in the norther part of the county. The population was 954 at the 2000 census...
- Exeter, PennsylvaniaExeter, PennsylvaniaExeter is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, about west of Scranton. The borough is in the middle of a fertile agricultural area, and some lumber and coal-mining had been carried out early on. In 1900, the population consisted of 1,948 persons; in 1910, 3,537...
- Exeter, Rhode IslandExeter, Rhode IslandExeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Exeter extends east from the Connecticut border to the town of North Kingstown. It is bordered to the north by West Greenwich and East Greenwich, and to the south by Hopkinton, Richmond and South Kingstown. Exeter's postal code...
- Exeter, WisconsinExeter, WisconsinExeter is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,261 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Dayton and Ross Crossing are located in the town,-Geography:...
- Exeter Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)
- Exeter (Leesburg, Virginia)Exeter (Leesburg, Virginia)Exeter was a late 18th century Georgian house near Leesburg, Virginia, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places from 1973 to August 1980, when it was destroyed by fire and subsequently de-listed from the National Register. The house and its dependencies were unusually elaborate...
, listed on the NRHP in Virginia
Other uses
- Exeter College, OxfordExeter College, OxfordExeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
, England - HMS ExeterHMS ExeterFive ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Exeter after the city of Exeter in Devon. was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1680. She was damaged in an explosion in 1691 and was hulked. She was broken up in 1717. was a 60-gun fourth-rate launched in 1697. She was rebuilt to carry 58 guns in 1744...
, any of several Royal Navy ships - The Duke of ExeterDuke of ExeterThe title Duke of Exeter was created several times in England in the later Middle Ages, when Exeter was the main town of Devon. It was first created for John Holland, the half-brother of King Richard II in 1397. That title was rescinded upon Henry IV's accession to the throne two years later, and...
- The Earl of Exeter
- The Marquess of ExeterMarquess of ExeterMarquess of Exeter is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1525 for Henry Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon...
- The Exeter BookExeter BookThe Exeter Book, Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501, also known as the Codex Exoniensis, is a tenth-century book or codex which is an anthology of Anglo-Saxon poetry. It is one of the four major Anglo-Saxon literature codices. The book was donated to the library of Exeter Cathedral by Leofric, the...
, an Old English codex
In fiction
- The USS Exeter, a starship appearing in the Star Trek episode "The Omega Glory" and in the spinoff Starship ExeterStarship ExeterStarship Exeter is a Star Trek fan film project, one of the earliest of the semi-professional fan film projects that have become an increasingly common fixture of the internet video scene. Although fan films have been produced for almost as long as there have been film fans, they were generally few...
- Exeter (Scion)Exeter (Scion)Exeter is a character created for the CrossGen universe. He is a major character found in the comic book Scion, first as an enemy of Prince Ethan, later as an ally.-Character details:...
, a fictional bounty hunter in the CrossGen Sigilverse - Exeter, the leader of the aliens in the film This Island Earth