As a result, the Ruby Country Initiative was established, a not for profitpartnership, to help create a more robust and sustainable local economy, and to create an identity for the area.[1]
ruby, country, name, given, rural, inland, hinterland, north, west, devon, covers, parishes, around, market, towns, holsworthy, hatherleigh, these, towns, were, centre, 2001, foot, mouth, disease, outbreak, although, agriculture, directly, affected, most, loca. 51 04 30 N 3 17 02 W 51 075 N 3 284 W 51 075 3 284 Ruby Country is the name given to the rural inland hinterland of north west Devon UK It covers 45 parishes around the market towns of Holsworthy and Hatherleigh These two towns were at the centre of the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak and although agriculture was directly affected most local businesses suffered considerable financial hardship As a result the Ruby Country Initiative was established a not for profit partnership to help create a more robust and sustainable local economy and to create an identity for the area 1 The project is supported by a number of organisations Devon County Council Devon Renaissance Devon Wildlife Trust Forestry Commission Hatherleigh Area Project Holsworthy Market and Coastal Town Initiative North Devon s Biosphere Reserve Torridge District Council and West Devon Borough Council References edit Welcome to the Ruby Country Ruby Country Retrieved 5 July 2016 Manning S et al Land Between the Moors Countryside Agency Spring 2004 Accessed May 25 2008 nbsp This Devon location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruby Country amp oldid 1083715676, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
