Barnstaple
Americannoun
noun
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Roger Bryant, 73, of Coombe Close in Barnstaple was convicted of 28 offences following a trial at Bristol Crown Court.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024
At Truro Crown Court earlier, he admitted three charges related to accessing patient records without authorisation at hospitals in Truro in Cornwall and Barnstaple in north Devon.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024
Crews from Appledore, Bideford and Hartland and a special rescue team from Barnstaple attended.
From BBC • May 3, 2023
Major population centres including Plymouth, Barnstaple, Tavistock and Torbay are all located in the expanded water restriction area.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2023
In 1669, John Selden, a Barnstaple merchant, died after consigning a shipment of goods to William Burke, a merchant of Chuckatuck, Virginia.
From North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century by Watkins, C. Malcolm
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