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1567:Categories
1141:28 October
1015:References
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710:Barnstaple
682:Parracombe
575:trunk road
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516:Barnstaple
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371:Bridgwater
363:Barnstaple
351:Wadebridge
292:50°08′58″N
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855:5°03′26″W
843:Falmouth
767:Camelford
741:coastline
648:Woody Bay
626:toll road
528:Camelford
402:Motorways
295:5°03′26″W
102:2°25′51″W
959:See also
898:Corston
876:Falmouth
763:Bideford
743:itself.
726:Cornwall
666:Helscott
615:Lynmouth
560:Falmouth
544:A30 road
524:Stratton
520:Bideford
512:Lynmouth
504:Minehead
500:Williton
498:through
496:Cornwall
474:through
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367:Minehead
359:Bideford
324:Location
284:Falmouth
1167:3 April
1115:3 April
1089:3 April
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722:Fraddon
601:Porlock
552:Cornish
508:Porlock
464:England
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329:Country
187:Puriton
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642:Exmoor
605:Exmoor
484:Street
460:A road
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180:J23 →
64:Length
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