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Barnstaple ( / ˈbɑːrnstəbəl / ⓘ or / ˈbɑːrnstəpəl / [3]) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw 's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from which it earned great wealth.
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Barnstaple Castle. Barnstaple Castle stood near what is now...
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Barnstaple is a town in Devon, a county in South West...
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Mar 13, 2024 · Barnstaple, town (parish), North Devon district, administrative and historic county of Devon, southwestern England. It lies on the north bank of the Taw estuary, about 10 miles (16 km) from the Bristol Channel, and is the administrative centre of the district.
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Barnstaple is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from which it earned great wealth.
Barnstaple was one of four “Burhs” and as such was allowed to mint coins. The earliest known coin made here, dates back to King Eadwig’s reign (955 – 959). The town was also important as a centre of commerce. Its old name ‘Bearde Staple’ means the Market or Staple of Bearda.
Dec 4, 2022 · 4 December 2022. BBC. The 400-year-old map of Barnstaple was discovered in an Oxford museum. One of the most detailed maps of Devon in the 17th Century has returned to the county after it was ...
