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Barnstaple

American  
[bahrn-stuh-puhl] / ˈbɑrn stə pəl /

noun

  1. a town in Devon, SW England.


Barnstaple British  
/ ˈbɑːnstəpəl /

noun

  1. a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At the time Korambayil was working at the North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024

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

Major population centres including Plymouth, Barnstaple, Tavistock and Torbay are all located in the expanded water restriction area.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2023

An early example occurs in Barnstaple, where, in a recently restored inn, an oven was found installed at the side of a fireplace which is “late sixteenth century in character.”

From North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century by C. Malcolm Watkins

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