The West Country is an informal term for the area of southwestern
England roughly corresponding to the modern
South West England government region. The West Country encompasses the counties of
Bristol,
Cornwall,
Devon,
Dorset, and
Somerset, while the counties of
Gloucestershire and
Wiltshire are usually included, and definitions sometimes include even wider areas. The area is mostly
rural, with a few notable cities, such as
Bristol,
Exeter and
Plymouth.
Tourism and
agriculture, especially
dairy farming, play a significant role in the economy. The landscape is principally
granite moorland in the west, and
chalk and
limestone downland and
clay vales in the east. Historically,
tin mining and the
fishery were sources of income and employment, but not so much today, although the latter still contributes to the economy. The region is most famous for its production of cider, clotted cream and pasties.
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