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1522:Marsh Mills
1329:Avocet Line
1233:Copplestone
1084:Bere Alston
922:Train times
261:6 July 1874
255:Ottery Road
228:1 July 1861
103: /
79:Coordinates
1878:Categories
1730:Gillingham
1684:Warminster
1663:Whitchurch
1315:Okehampton
1273:Barnstaple
1263:Umberleigh
1200:Tarka Line
1156:Teignmouth
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826:Table 160
780:References
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594:Barnstaple
510:goods shed
291:Passengers
280:5 May 1971
250:April 1868
220:Opened as
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130:Managed by
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71:East Devon
1775:Cranbrook
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205:Key dates
140:Platforms
91:3°17′06″W
1857:Southern
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264:Renamed
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123:SY094993
63:Location
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1765:Feniton
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172:History
74:England
67:Feniton
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1705:Bruton
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