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1152:28 October
1026:References
940: (
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863:50°08′59″N
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721:Barnstaple
693:Parracombe
586:trunk road
565:coast via
549:. It then
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527:Barnstaple
499:Bridgwater
382:Bridgwater
374:Barnstaple
362:Wadebridge
303:50°08′58″N
110:51°23′10″N
953:ST701653
921:2°25′49″W
898:SW816321
866:5°03′26″W
854:Falmouth
778:Camelford
752:coastline
659:Woody Bay
637:toll road
539:Camelford
413:Motorways
306:5°03′26″W
113:2°25′51″W
970:See also
909:Corston
887:Falmouth
774:Bideford
754:itself.
737:Cornwall
677:Helscott
626:Lynmouth
571:Falmouth
555:A30 road
535:Stratton
531:Bideford
523:Lynmouth
515:Minehead
511:Williton
509:through
507:Cornwall
485:through
483:Somerset
378:Minehead
370:Bideford
335:Location
295:Falmouth
1178:3 April
1126:3 April
1100:3 April
1049:3 April
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733:Fraddon
612:Porlock
563:Cornish
519:Porlock
475:England
351:Primary
340:Country
198:Puriton
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653:Exmoor
616:Exmoor
495:Street
471:A road
469:is an
191:J23 →
75:Length
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1540:A3220
1535:A3204
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1520:A3090
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1500:A3036
960:near
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567:Truro
559:Zelah
503:Devon
487:Wells
358:Truro
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