Barnstaple
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For other uses, see Barnstaple (disambiguation).
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. Later it imported Irish wool, but its harbour silted up and other trades developed such as shipbuilding, foundries and sawmills. A Victorian market building survives, with a high glass and timber roof on iron columns.
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Barnstaple | |
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Barnstaple Clock Tower | |
Location within Devon | |
Population | 23,976 (Parish, 2021)[1] 31,275 (Built up area, 2021)[2] |
OS grid reference | SS5633 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BARNSTAPLE |
Postcode district | EX31, EX32 |
Dialling code | 01271 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
51.08°N 4.06°W / 51.08; -4.06 |
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