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309:"St Petrock, Parracombe"
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553:East and West Buckland
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918:51.18774; -3.90879
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844:Romansleigh
762:Shallowford
738:Oldways End
734:East Anstey
724:Challacombe
714:Countisbury
568:· Pickwell)
566:Putsborough
485:Berrynarbor
480:Atherington
463:Lee/Lee Bay
403:North Devon
364:Map sources
333:Hoskins W.G
238:29 November
52:2011 census
46:Valley, on
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901:51°11′16″N
864:Trentishoe
834:Rackenford
818:Parracombe
773:Kentisbury
675:Witheridge
659:Swimbridge
638:Woolacombe
530:Chulmleigh
524:Umberleigh
515:Burrington
455:Ilfracombe
445:Fremington
426:Barnstaple
318:16 October
132:References
77:Hill forts
59:Bronze Age
32:Parracombe
904:3°54′32″W
884:Westleigh
869:Trimstone
838:Creacombe
803:Martinhoe
778:Knowstone
748:Churchill
744:East Down
718:Malmsmead
691:Arlington
670:West Down
623:Furzehill
572:Goodleigh
558:Georgeham
522:(most of
293:3 January
268:3 January
208:3 January
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874:Twitchen
849:Rose Ash
782:Roachill
758:Filleigh
701:Bittadon
664:Tawstock
649:Shirwell
634:Mortehoe
615:Lynmouth
581:Chivenor
538:Colleton
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431:Braunton
335:(1954).
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813:Molland
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710:Brendon
696:Ashford
629:Marwood
606:Landkey
585:Wrafton
534:Cheldon
509:Charles
449:Yelland
435:Saunton
175:8 April
124:on the
72:, both
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937:Exmoor
808:Meshaw
611:Lynton
596:Instow
562:Croyde
439:Knowle
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36:Lynton
337:Devon
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