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The River Taw at Umberleigh A meander on an uppermost reach of River Taw. The River Taw (/ t ɔː /) in England rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor, crosses North Devon and at the town of Barnstaple, formerly a significant port, empties into Bideford Bay in the Bristol Channel, having formed a large estuary of wide meanders which at its western end is the ...
Queen Anne's Walk, Barnstaple, south front. Immediately left is the River Taw.Before being filled-in, the large sunken rectangular paved area in front was Barnstaple Quay at which merchant ships loaded and unloaded "The Strand, Barnstaple", painted c.1880s by Joseph Kennedy (c.1838–1893), view looking northward.
The Barnstaple Western Bypass is a congestion-relief scheme designed to take road traffic away from the town centre of Barnstaple, a market town in Devon, South West England. Construction of the new road started in the Spring of 2005 and it was opened on 23 May 2007. Barnstaple Western Bypass during construction Completed bridge over the River Taw
Barnstaple Long Bridge is a medieval bridge linking Tawstock with Barnstaple in North Devon, England, spanning the River Taw. One of the largest medieval bridges in Britain, it is a Grade I listed building and ancient monument. [1] [2] Another major medieval bridge, the Bideford Long Bridge over the River Torridge, is a few miles away. [3] [4]
Bideford Bay, also known as Barnstaple Bay and often shown on maps as Barnstaple or Bideford Bay, is a large area of water on the northwest coast of Devon in South West England, at the southwestern end of the Bristol Channel where it joins the Celtic Sea.
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The tidal River Yeo in Barnstaple. The Barnstaple Yeo, also known as the River Yeo, is a tributary of the River Taw, which enters the Taw at Barnstaple in Devon, England. [1] [2] It is one of several rivers of the same name, including another tributary of the Taw, the Lapford Yeo.
Barnstaple (/ ˈ b ɑːr n s t ə b əl / ⓘ or / ˈ b ɑːr n s t ə p əl / [3]) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from which it earned great wealth.