Barnstaple

Summary

Barnstaple is a town^[1]. Barnstaple ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barnstaple is located in North Devon^[3].
• Barnstaple is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Barnstaple's image is recorded as Barnstaple Long Bridge and surrounding buildings - geograph.org.uk - 1754403.jpg^[5].
• Barnstaple's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Barnstaple's instance of is recorded as civil parish^[7].
• Barnstaple's twinned administrative body is recorded as Susa^[8].
• Barnstaple's twinned administrative body is recorded as Uelzen^[9].
• Barnstaple's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barnstable^[10].
• Barnstaple's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trouville-sur-Mer^[11].
• Barnstaple's twinned administrative body is recorded as Harstad^[12].
• Barnstaple's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 129053956^[13].
• Barnstaple's GND ID is recorded as 4271900-8^[14].
• Barnstaple's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84080877^[15].
• Barnstaple's postal code is recorded as EX31^[16].
• Barnstaple's postal code is recorded as EX32^[17].
• Barnstaple's Commons category is recorded as Barnstaple^[18].
• Barnstaple's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4624780^[19].
• Barnstaple's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[20].
• Barnstaple's said to be the same as is recorded as Barnstaple^[21].
• Barnstaple's local dialing code is recorded as 01271^[22].
• Barnstaple's OS grid reference is recorded as SS5633^[23].
• Barnstaple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.0823, 'lon': -4.0489}^[24].
• Barnstaple's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01q_7f^[25].
• Barnstaple's GSS code is recorded as E04003069^[26].
• Barnstaple's GSS code is recorded as E04012969^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Barnstaple's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.69'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+24094'}^[29], {'amount': '+20724'}^[30], and {'amount': '+24033'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[6] and civil parish^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Barnstaple include Barnstable^[32], a New England town^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1637^[35]; Barnstaple Town F.C.^[36], an association football club^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1904^[39]; and Barnstaple railway station^[40], a railway station^[41], in United Kingdom^[42].

Why It Matters

Barnstaple ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).^[2] Barnstaple has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Barnstaple is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Barnstaple include Barnstable^[32], a New England town^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1637^[35]; Barnstaple Town F.C.^[36], an association football club^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1904^[39]; and Barnstaple railway station^[40], a railway station^[41], in United Kingdom^[42].