Barnstaple

Barnstaple is the main town of North Devon, England and possibly the oldest borough in the United Kingdom. It is a former river port, located at the lowest crossing point of the River Taw, flowing into the Bristol Channel.

From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool, since the merchants claimed that the town had been declared a free borough in Saxon times. This brought great wealth to Barnstaple, whose town centre still preserves a medieval layout and character. Later the town became an importer of Irish wool, but its harbour silted up, and it developed other industries, such as shipbuilding, foundries and sawmills. Its Victorian market survives, with its high glass and timber roof on iron columns. Barnstaple railway station is the terminus of a branch line from Exeter, known as the Tarka Line.

The parish of Barnstaple had a population of 24,033 at the 2011 census. Barnstaple Built-Up Area was estimated to have a population of 32,411 in 2018 whilst the Barnstaple Town Area, which contains satellite settlements such as Bishop's Tawton, Fremington and Landkey, has a population of 46,619 (as of 2020).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnstaple

Barnstaple Town Council

https://barnstapletowncouncil.gov.uk/

Lockdown Necessities

http://www.northdevon.gov.uk/coronavirus/communities-and-voluntary-sector-support/community-support-in-your-local-area/barnstaple/

Weather

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcj4edmtn

IMPACT Community Carbon Calculator

Welcome to the Impact tool for community carbon footprinting. This tool was developed by the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), as part of their Climate Emergency Support Programme, working jointly with the University of Exeter’s Centre for Energy & the Environment (CEE), as part of their South West Environment and Climate Action Network (SWeCAN) project.

The aim of the tool is to give small communities data on their carbon emissions that is easy to interpret, easy to share, and which gives them a clear idea of their main ‘impact areas’ – those big segments where concerted, community based action could really make a dent in local emissions. The information is displayed visually via a series of charts.

https://impact-tool.org.uk/footprint/footprint?regionId=E04012969&geography=parish&footprintType=territorial&scale=per-household

OpenStreetMap

https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Barnstaple#map=13/51.0804/-4.0600

BusTimes.org

the unofficial home of bus, coach and ferry transport information. This interactive map shows bus stops and live bus positions with links to routes and time tables.

https://bustimes.org/map#13/51.0804/-4.0600

Devon County Council Environment Viewer

Information on Devon's environment has been mapped on our Environment Viewer. These maps give access to spatial (geographic) data for Devon on a wide range of topics.

https://maptest.devon.gov.uk/portaldvl/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=82d17ce243be4ab28091ae1f15970924&extent=250868.7373%2C130637.6024%2C260642.4652%2C135595.904%2C27700

DEFRA MAGIC Map

The MAGIC website provides geographic information about the natural environment from across government. The information covers rural, urban, coastal and marine environments across Great Britain. It is presented in an interactive map which can be explored using various mapping tools that are included. Users do not require specialist software and can access maps using a standard web browser.

https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?chosenLayers=parishIndex,aerialIndex&box=251279:130636:260963:135806&useDefaultbackgroundMapping=false

Genuki

GENUKI provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commercial service, maintained by a charitable trust and a group of volunteers.

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Barnstaple

Tithe Map

The tithe maps and apportionments are an important source of information about the history and topography of a parish. They provide details of land ownership and occupation, and the type of cultivation of the land, and are often the earliest complete maps of parishes.

https://www.devon.gov.uk/historicenvironment/tithe-map/barnstaple-1/

https://www.devon.gov.uk/historicenvironment/tithe-map/barnstaple-2-town/