the "Western peninsula, and the centre of the Western
system of railways. The woollen trade, of which it
was at one time a great seat, has quite passed away,
and its mfrs. are now confined chiefly to “ Honiton ”
lace; but it has also some iron-foundries, manufactories
of agricultural implements, paper-mills, corn-mills, and
tanneries. The river traffic is still considerable. It is
facilitated by the floating basin, and by the Ship Canal
(begun in 1564) to the tideway at Topsham. Vessels
of 300 tons can come up to the quay; larger vessels re-
main at Topsham, and those of the largest size at
Exmouth. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.)
The principal objects of interest are—the remains of
the ancient walls; the cathedral (founded 1112, restored
1877), with its Norman transeptal towers ; the remains
of the castle, built by William the Conqueror ; the
Guildhall, an Elizabethan building, restored in 1720;
and the Albert Memorial Museum (1868), with its
school of art and its free library. Exeter returns 1
member to Parliament; it returned 2 members from the
reign of Edward I. until 1885.

Exford, par. and vil., W. Somerset, on jriver Exe, 7
miles NW. of Dulverton, 5699 ac., pop. 456 ; P.O.

Exhall.—par. (ry. sta. Longford and Exhall), N.
Warwickshire, 3 miles NE. of Coventry, 1990 ac., pop.
881; contains Exhall Honse.—2. Exliall, par., S.
Warwickshire, 6 miles NW. of Stratford-on-Avon, 780
ac., pop. 234; P.O.    _

Exley Gate, hamlet, in par. and 3 miles NW. of
Pennistone, S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire.

Exley Head, hamlet, near Keighley, West-Riding
Yorkshire.

Exmlnster.—hundred, E. Devon, 48,250 ac., pop.
21,922; contains 17 pars.—2. Exminster, par. and
vil. with ry. sta., E. Devon, 3J miles SE. of Exeter,
5817 ac., pop. 2169; P.O.

Exmoor.—par., partly in Devon but chiefly in Somer-
set, 20,765 ac., pop. 313; is a wild tract of moorland,
with deep romantic glens, reaching in Dunkery Beacon
an elevation of 1707 ft. Exmoor was formerly a forest,
but is now covered with heath and marsh, or with a
coarse moor grass, which affords sustenance to consider-
able numbers of ponies, red deer, and horned sheep.
Parts of it are being brought into cultivation. The iron
of Exmoor was worked at a very early period. — 2.
Exmoor (or Enximoor), vil., Upwell par., Cambridge-
shire, 8 miles SE. of Wisbech.

Exmonth, watering-place, seaport, and market town
with ry. sta., E. Devon, at E. side of mouth of river
Exe, 10 miles SE. of Exeter, pop. 6245; P.O., T.O., 1
Bank, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Tuesday and Satur-
day. Exmouth was the first watering-place on the
coast of Devon, and is used not only for sea-bathing,
but as a winter residence for those suffering under
pulmonary complaints, the climate being mild, and
the town being sheltered from the easterly winds.
There are assembly rooms, baths, libraries, &c.; and
the sea-wall, 1800 ft. long and 22 ft. high, makes a fine
promenade. The chief industries are lace-making and
the fisheries. Exmouth was at one time among the
chief ports of Devon; in 1347 it contributed 10 vessels
to the siege of Calais. Near the town is a natural
harbour called the Bight, and docks were constructed
in 1869. Exmouth is connected with Exeter by a
branch of the London and South-Western Ry.

Exnaboe, vil., in S. of Mainland, Shetland, 3 miles
N. of Sumburgh Head.

Exning, par. and vil., in detached part of Suffolk, 2
miles NW. of Newmarket, 5710 ac., pop. 1791; P.O.;
contains Exning Hall.

Exton.—vil., Woodbury par., E. Devon, near Ex-
mouth.—2. Exton, par. and vil., N. Hants, 4 miles
NE. of Bishops Waltham, 2522 ac., pop. 289.—3.
Exton, par., township, and vil., Rutland, 5 miles NE.
of Oakham—par., 4860 ac., pop. 685; township, pop.
652; P.O.; in vicinity is Exton Park, seat of the Earl
of Gainsborough.—4. Exton, par., W. Somerset, on
river Exe, 4 miles NE. of Dulverton, 4045 ac., pop. 405.

Extwislc, hamlet, Whalley par., NE. Lancashire.
See Briercliffe with Extwisle.

Exwick, eccl. dist. and hamlet, St Thomas Exeter
par., E. Devon—dist., pop. 620 ; hamlet, lj? mile NAV.
of Exeter; P.O.; in vicinity of hamlet is Exwick Hall.