Barnstaple

Summary

Barnstaple is a town^[1]. Barnstaple ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,023 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barnstaple is located in North Devon^[3].
• Barnstaple is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Barnstaple's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Barnstaple's instance of is recorded as civil parish^[6].
• Barnstaple's twinned administrative body is recorded as Susa^[7].
• Barnstaple's twinned administrative body is recorded as Uelzen^[8].
• Barnstaple's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barnstable^[9].
• Barnstaple's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trouville-sur-Mer^[10].
• Barnstaple's twinned administrative body is recorded as Harstad^[11].
• Barnstaple's postal code is recorded as EX31^[12].
• Barnstaple's postal code is recorded as EX32^[13].
• Barnstaple's Commons category is recorded as Barnstaple^[14].
• Barnstaple's said to be the same as is recorded as Barnstaple^[15].
• Barnstaple's local dialing code is recorded as 01271^[16].
• Barnstaple's OS grid reference is recorded as SS5633^[17].
• Barnstaple's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.0823, 'longitude': -4.0489}^[18].
• Barnstaple's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Barnstaple^[19].
• Barnstaple has a population of {'amount': '+24094'}^[20].
• Barnstaple has a population of {'amount': '+20724'}^[21].
• Barnstaple has a population of {'amount': '+24033'}^[22].
• Barnstaple's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Barnstaple's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• Barnstaple's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Barnstaple's capital of is recorded as North Devon^[26].
• Barnstaple's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Barnstaple, Devon^[27].

Body

Geography

Barnstaple is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Barnstaple is located in North Devon^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Barnstaple covers an area of {'amount': '+8.69'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+24094'}^[20], {'amount': '+20724'}^[21], and {'amount': '+24033'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[5] and civil parish^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Barnstaple include Barnstable^[29], a New England town^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1637^[32]; Barnstaple railway station^[33], a railway station^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; and Barnstaple Town F.C.^[36], an association football club^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1904^[39].

Why It Matters

Barnstaple ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,023 views/month).^[2] Barnstaple has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Barnstaple is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Barnstaple include Barnstable^[29], a New England town^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1637^[32]; Barnstaple railway station^[33], a railway station^[34], in United Kingdom^[35]; and Barnstaple Town F.C.^[36], an association football club^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1904^[39].