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

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

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

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

Crews from Appledore, Bideford and Hartland and a special rescue team from Barnstaple attended.

From BBC • May 3, 2023

Towns and cities, including Plymouth, Barnstaple, Tavistock and Torquay, are all in the new water restriction area.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2023

The first foundation was at Barnstaple; the second at Lewes by William de Warenne, in 1077, and it counted as one of the “Five Daughters of Cluny.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

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