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
Heritage coast column of the tables below. Designations for nature conservation (as opposed to landscape, e.g. SSSI, Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Area) of parts of Heritage Coasts are too numerous and complex to easily list here. South Wales, Devon and Cornwall have more heritage coastline per mile than other regions, including over 50% of the coast between Cardiff and St Davids, about 55-60% of Cornwall's coast, and around 60-65% of Devon's coast. This contrasts with the coasts of North West England, where St Bees Head is the only heritage coast, or the south-east stretch of the English Channel which