BARNSTAPLE PARISH

Introduction

Barnstaple ( (listen) or ) is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won 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. The parish population was 24,033 at the 2011 census, and that of the built-up area 32,411 in 2018. The town area with nearby settlements such as Bishop's Tawton, Fremington and Landkey, had a 2020 population of 46,619.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	1,029 hectares
Population	23,376 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	2,271 people/km²
Mean age	39.8
Ward	Longbridge
District	North Devon
Postcodes	EX31, EX32
ONS ID	E04003069