Talk:Devonshire (disambiguation)

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Devonshire is a Parish in Bermuda. Would it be unreasonable to convert this from a Redirect to a Disambiguation page? Stephen Kenny 16:30, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 23 November 2015

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Move. Clear consensus that Devon is the primary topic of the term "Devonshire". Cúchullain ^t/c 21:32, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Devonshire → Devonshire (disambiguation) – Devon is the primary topic for Devonshire, so this page should redirect to Devon. Most of the articles listed on the dab page do not use the term Devonshire alone e.g. Duke of Devonshire. Some other places which use the term are very minor in comparison to Devon (approx. 1.1 million people). Jolly Ω Janner 07:58, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support makes sense In ictu oculi (talk) 11:57, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose: I'm not convinced that the archaic name for the county is really the Primary Topic.Pam D 13:04, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Although archaic, it is still used widely as an alternative name for the county by everyday people. Jolly Ω Janner 19:09, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. The English county is the clear primary topic. It was once the most common name for the county and is still commonly used and even more commonly understood. I don't think anybody in Britain would not recognise it referred to Devon. Nothing else on the disambiguation page comes close to being so significant. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:24, 25 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom and User:Necrothesp. — AjaxSmack 08:54, 26 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - good call —Мандичка^YO 😜 14:21, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.