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Barnstaple (/ ˈ b ɑːr n s t ə b əl / ⓘ or / ˈ b ɑːr n s t ə p əl / [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.
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Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon is a local museum covering the history and culture of the North Devon area and which is located in The Square in Barnstaple in Devon. The displays range from prehistoric times to the Victorian era. The building and its garden railings beside the river front have been Grade II listed since 1988. [1]
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Queen Anne's Walk, Barnstaple, south front. Immediately left is the River Taw.Before being filled-in, the large sunken rectangular paved area in front was Barnstaple Quay at which merchant ships loaded and unloaded "The Strand, Barnstaple", painted c.1880s by Joseph Kennedy (c.1838–1893), view looking northward.
In 2009, the Pilton (Barnstaple) ward had a population of 4,239 living in some 1,959 dwellings. [2] It has its own infants and junior school, houses one of Barnstaple's larger secondary schools, and one of Barnstaple's SEN specialist schools. North Devon Hospital is also within West Pilton parish.
Barnstaple Castle was founded in the 11th or 12th century; it was first mentioned in a 12th-century document. It is uncertain who founded the castle: if it was early it could have been built on the instruction of William the Conqueror as he subdued south-west England or if it was a later construction it could have been built for Juhel (Joel) of Totnes, who held the castle in the early 12th ...
The Guildhall in Barnstaple in Devon in the United Kingdom is the Guildhall for the town and was completed in 1828, replacing an earlier Guildhall. Beneath and behind the Guildhall is the Pannier Market; completed in 1855, the building has been a Grade II* listed building since 19 January 1951.