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Barnstaple

American

[bahrn-stuh-puhl] / ˈbɑrn stə pəl /

noun

a town in Devon, SW England.

Barnstaple British

/ ˈbɑːnstəpəl /

noun

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

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The 37-year-old was arrested on Sunday at an address near Barnstaple, Devon, and is being questioned at a police station in London.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Flooding also means rail routes between Exeter St David's and Barnstaple, and Exeter St David's and Okehampton, will stay closed over the weekend, with a "very limited" number of replacement buses.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

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

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

The college will replace the current heating system at its Barnstaple campus with an air source heat pump.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2024

Figure 2.—Sketch of sherd of sgraffito-ware dish, dating about 1670, that was found during excavations of C. H. Brannam’s pottery in Barnstaple.

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

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