Devon
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
, England. It was the object of much attention in December 2011 when a Stags head, said to resemble that of the
Exmoor Emperor
The Emperor of Exmoor, a red stag (''Cervus elaphus''), was reportedly killed in October 2010.Knightshayes, Tiverton, (now owned by the
National Trust
The National Trust () is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the ...
) the owners of which at some time also owned Bolham. Television producer Graham Williams lived there and ran the Hartnoll Hotel until he murdered himself in 1990, aged 45.