Barnstaple

[ bahrn-stuh-puh l ]

/ ˈbɑrn stə pəl /

a town in Devon, SW England.

Example sentences from the Web for barnstaple

Barnstaple taps at the door; receiving no answer, he enters.

Olla Podrida |Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
Barnstaple sent three ships to join the fleet that met the Armada.

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts |Rosalind Northcote
The town of Barnstaple is an excellent centre for exploration, and the antiquity of the "Golden Lion" is a guarantee of comfort.

Nooks and Corners of Old England |Allan Fea
It shall be done, Barnstaple; but have you not another idea or two to help me with?

Olla Podrida |Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)

Those to whom the petition of St. Albans is not satisfactory will hardly yield their conviction to that of Barnstaple.

View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Henry Hallam

Barnstaple

/ (ˈbɑːnstəpəl) /

a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)