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==Geography== Heavitree lies on one of the most convenient routes from the city centre to the northbound [[M5 motorway]] and eastbound [[A30 road|A30]] trunk road ensuring that much traffic continues to pass through the district. Its main thoroughfare is Fore Street, a shopping street which rises sharply to the former execution site of [[Livery Dole]], now marked by almshouses and a small medieval chapel built of red [[Heavitree stone]]. From here, Heavitree Road runs downhill to Exeter city centre, passing the former main city Police Station on the right and St Luke's Hall, part of the [[University of Exeter]], left. Heavitree is also the location of the [[Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital|Royal Devon and Exeter Heavitree Hospital]]. Heavitree stone is a type of red sandstone that was formerly quarried in the area and was used to construct many of Exeter's older buildings, including [[Exeter Guildhall]]. The [[Heavitree Gap]], a pass through the [[MacDonnell Ranges]] in Australia, was named after Heavitree by the surveyor [[William Mills (surveyor)|William Mills]],<ref>[https://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=13501 Heavitree Gap] Northern Territory Government Place Names Register Retrieved 9 June 2020.</ref> who had attended Heavitree School in England. The Heavitree Gap adjoins the city of [[Alice Springs]] in Australia's [[Northern Territory]].
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