Undid revision 1382855116 by ~2026-57771-31 (talk) - not according to the cited sources.← Previous revisionRevision as of 17:46, 30 October 2026 Line 6: Line 6: [[File:westcountrymap.png|thumb|right|upright=1.15|One interpretation of the West Country, shown on this map as identical to the [[South West England|South West]] region of England, incorporating the counties of [[Bristol]], [[Cornwall]], [[Devon]], [[Dorset]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[Somerset]] and [[Wiltshire]]]] [[File:westcountrymap.png|thumb|right|upright=1.15|One interpretation of the West Country, shown on this map as identical to the [[South West England|South West]] region of England, incorporating the counties of [[Bristol]], [[Cornwall]], [[Devon]], [[Dorset]], [[Gloucestershire]], [[Somerset]] and [[Wiltshire]]]] The '''West Country''' is a loosely defined area within [[South West England]],{{Cite web |title=the West Country |url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/west-country |access-date=2 May 2017 |website=Dictionary.cambridge.org}} usually taken to include the counties of [[Cornwall]], [[Devon]], [[Dorset]], [[Somerset]], Gloucestershire and [[Bristol]], with some considering it to extend to parts of [[Wiltshire]] and [[Herefordshire]].[https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/25593-which-counties-make-west-country "Which counties make up the West Country?", ''YouGov.co.uk'', 23 October 2019]. Retrieved 22 June 2021 The West Country has a distinctive regional English [[West Country English|dialect and accent]],{{Cite news |title=THE DEVON DIALECT CHALLENGE |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/southwest/series7/devon-dialect.shtml |access-date=20 November 2019}} and is also home to the [[Cornish language]]. The '''West Country''' is a loosely defined area within [[South West England]],{{Cite web |title=the West Country |url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/west-country |access-date=2 May 2017 |website=Dictionary.cambridge.org}} usually taken to include the counties of [[Cornwall]], [[Devon]], [[Dorset]], [[Somerset]] and [[Bristol]], with some considering it to extend to all or parts of [[Wiltshire]], [[Gloucestershire]] and [[Herefordshire]].[https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/25593-which-counties-make-west-country "Which counties make up the West Country?", ''YouGov.co.uk'', 23 October 2019]. Retrieved 22 June 2021 The West Country has a distinctive regional English [[West Country English|dialect and accent]],{{Cite news |title=THE DEVON DIALECT CHALLENGE |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/southwest/series7/devon-dialect.shtml |access-date=20 November 2019}} and is also home to the [[Cornish language]]. ==Extent== ==Extent==