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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)

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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

Crews from Barnstaple were deployed to the incident at Baggy Point, near Croyde, Devon on Sunday.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

Emergency services were called after incidents in Barnstaple, Bideford and Westward Ho!.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024

Eight people required hospital treatment after incidents in Barnstaple, Bideford and Westward Ho!,

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024

The following year, on August 13, 1667, it was reported that 20 ships of the Virginia fleet, “bound to Bideford, Barnstaple, and Bristol have passed into the Severn in order to escape Dutch men-of-war.”

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

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