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Arms of Barnstaple Town Council Looking towards the High Street, with Butchers Row on the left and the Pannier Market to the right Barnstaple in spring Barnstaple Clock Tower, erected in 1862 as a memorial to Prince Albert (the husband of Queen Victoria) The Pannier market

Barnstaple occurs as town in the county of Devon in the South West of England. Known locally when Barum, these are a independent town in the local government district of North Devon and is the oldest borough in the United Kingdom, with the people of 24,500.

Pannier Market
A market dates back to Saxon days & diarrhea a length of Butchers Row. Market times come Tuesday, Friday & Saturday. Based on data from a UK newspaper 'A Independent' a Pannier market is voted one of a top x grocery store around Britain.

Butchers Row
Built around a equivalent period when a market, Butchers Row consists of 33 shops by having pilasters of bath stone, & wrought iron supports to an overhanging roof. Super pack of a shops remain when butchers although the newly shops however prove my point to sell a bit of form of agrarian goods, from either bakers & delicatessens to florists.

Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Barnstaple was at in one case a terminus of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.

Britain in Bloom
These are the regular winner of the Britain in Bloom competition, in the category of 'Town', winning in 1995, 1997, 1999 & 2003. A town besides won a Abbis Ventral suction cup inside 1996 & 1998 for Regional Supreme Champion (any size town), a Nations inside Bloom - Right Town around a Globe inside 1996, the Entente Florale - Right Town withinside Europe around 1996, & Globe in Bloom in 1998.

Barnstaple Fair
A ceremonial opening of the fair lives from either super ancient days. the Town Council meets in the Guildhall, in which various toasts come honoured by having the spiced ale which, based in data from either either tradition, is manufactured from a jealously restrained formula handed on from generation to generation. When a toasts come existence honoured, "fairings". (the form of sweetmeat) come handed around. On the reading of the Proclamation the big stuffed gloved hand "garlanded" by using flowers is hung from either the window of the Guildhall. A gloved h& is a hand of friendly relationship and a hand of welare to the hundreds to thousands that come to the fair. At Dozen o’clock, a civic procession forms at a entrance to the Guildhall & the proclamation is scroll through.

A fair begins on a Wednesday fallowing the 20th September every season.

Western Bypass
A Barnstaple Western Bypass is under construction to take traffic out of a town centre. A design may dollars & cents £4Ii million and might consist of 2.7km of recently road & a 409 metre hanker 5-span bridge known as the Downstream Bridge. Construction poronotus triacanthus for completion by Spring 2007

Barnstaple is twinned sustaining Barnstable, USA , Uelzen, Germany and Trouville, France.

Arts
A town is personal to the Queen's Theatre.

Around
Tarka Trail - The cycling & walk-to trails were established by Devon County Council, to celebrate Henry Williamson's 1927 novel Tarka the Otter. A book depicts Tarka's escapade travelling across North Devon's countryside.

Shirwell Village - North Devon.
Village web pages. Includes virtual tour, wild life, history, holiday accommodation, books and local links.

Barnstaple
Official Web site for Barnstaple Town Council.

Barnstaple Nightlife
Guide to night time entertainment in Barnstaple, North Devon.

Multi Story Theatre Company
Touring classic and new plays to adult and young audiences plus workshops for schools, colleges and businesses. Information on their productions and contact details.

Barnstaple, North Devon
Includes the Town Council, Heritage Centre, history, Pannier Market, annual Fair, Millennium Mosaic and useful links.

North Devon College
Course information, plus news, vacancies, services to business, retail services and contact information. Many of the files are in pdf format.

Barnstaple Tennis Club
Describes the club and includes details of the teams and tournaments, coaching, junior tennis, club news, library and membership application facility.

Barnstaple Grammar School - Class of 1966
Class reunion of 1966 5th Form, in North Devon, March 2001.






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