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'''Ruby Country''' is the name given to the rural inland hinterland of north-west [[Devon]], [[UK]]. It covers 45 [[parish]]es around the [[market towns]] of [[Holsworthy, Devon|Holsworthy]] and [[Hatherleigh]]. These two towns were at the centre of the [[2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Ruby Country|url=http://www.therubycountry.com/|publisher=Ruby Country|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref>

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==
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Manning, S. et al.[http://www.countryside.gov.uk/Images/Culm%20LMS%20final%20draft_tcm2-18324.pdf "Land Between the Moors"], [[Countryside Agency]], Spring, 2004. Accessed May 25, 2008.

[[Category:Geography of Devon]]

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Ruby Country - Revision history

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