East Devon border with Dorset is part of the designated World Heritage Site called the Jurassic Coast; the designated area itself continues up to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage. East Devon District Council contains 58 Councillors representing 38 wards, with the Conservatives holding a clear majority As of the 2016 elections the council was made up of the following: Exeter International Airport is located in East Devon. A small stretch of the M5 passes through the district. The head office of Flybe is in the Jack Walker House on the grounds of Exeter Airport. East Devon East Devon is a local government
History of Dorset Dorset for 200 years after the withdrawal of the Roman legions. The inhospitable coastline prevented an invasion from the sea. When the Roman road across Cranborne Chase was rebuilt in the 6th century the Saxons advanced into Dorset. The Romano-British retreated, constructing another defence, Combs Ditch, which also fell within a century. It is thought that the Saxons captured east Dorset in the mid-7th century and west Dorset shortly afterwards, but the details are not known. Dorset was initially part of Saxon Wessex, with the first record of Dorset being in 841. Coenred, the sub-king of Dorset at the end