Barnstaple i/ˈbɑrnstəbəl/ or /ˈbɑrnstəpəl/ is the main town of North Devon, England, and possibly the oldest borough in the United Kingdom. It is a former river-port, located at the lowest crossing-point of the River Taw, flowing into the Bristol Channel.
Population: 32,532
Latitude: 51° 04' 48.79" N
Longitude: -4° 03' 29.09" W
The Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple assumed its current form in 1993, but the history of theatre in Barnstaple can be traced back to at least 1435, when Minstrels, Players, Jugglers and Buffoons were an established feature of Barnstaple's annual fair. D…
Northam railway station was a railway station on the Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway in North Devon, close to Appledore. The station served the village of Northam, Parish of Northam, a community within the Appledore peninsula.
Newberry Castle is an Iron Age Hill Fort close to Combe Martin in Devon, England.It takes the form of an earthwork hillside enclosure close on an outcrop of a hill on the north eastern shoulder of Newberry Hill at an elevation 110 Metres above Sea L…
Myrtlebury is an Iron Age enclosure or 'spur' hill fort situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England. The fort is effectively the north east of a hillside forming a spur or promontory above the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the east of the v…
Marlands Works was a busy industrial site for just over a century, firstly on the Torrington and Marland Railway, built to carry bricks and clay on a three-feet gauge, which in turn was subsumed in 1925 by the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light…
The Lyn and Exmoor Museum is a small museum in Lynton, Devon, England, housed in the town's oldest surviving domestic dwelling, a Grade II listed, whitewashed, stone cottage. There are seven rooms of displays and a garden.
Knowle Hill Castle is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to Braunton in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a hillside forming a promontory above the River Caen at approx 90 metres above sea level to the north of the town, close to the village…
Hembury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort situated close to Tythecott, south of Buckland Brewer in Devon.
Heddon’s Mouth is a rocky cove on the coast of North Devon, England, about a mile down the River Heddon from the Hunter’s Inn.
Frithelstock Priory was founded in about 1220 at Frithelstock, Devon, England, by Sir Robert de Beauchamp for Augustinian Canons Regular, as an indulgence to ensure intercessions for the repose of his soul.
Fremington Local Nature Reserve is a Local Nature Reserve situated between Bideford and Barnstaple in North Devon. The Local Nature Reserve was designated in 2006. The reserve comprises two separate areas: Lovell's Field and Leat Meadow. Both locati…
East and West Buckland is a civil parish in the English county of Devon.
East Buckland is a small village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England, next to the village of West Buckland. The village has an Anglican church which is frequented by the nearby West Buckland School.
Cunnilear Camp is an Iron Age hill fort close to the village of Loxhore in Devon, England.
Churchill is a hamlet near East Down, Devon, in England. The author Nancy Phelan describes her time in the area in The Swift Foot in Time.
Chelfham is a small borough in North Devon, situated between Bratton Fleming and Barnstaple (the largest town in North Devon).
Burridge Fort is an Iron Age Hill fort situated to the North East of Barnstaple in Devon, England. The fort occupies a hill top approx 150 Metres above Sea Level overlooking the Yeo and Bradiford rivers.
Bittadon is a village and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England.