A-Z of Barnstaple

Amberley Publishing

A-Z of BarnstaplePlaces-People-History\nAuthor(s): Denise Holton, Elizabeth J. Hammett\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Amberley Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: Amberley Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781445677750, 978-1445677750\nSynopsis\nThe North Devon town of Barnstaple has a claim to being the oldest borough in England. Its location on the River Taw, from which shipping could reach the Bristol Channel, enabled it to grow as a major port in the south-west of England in the Middle Ages. The wool trade brought prosperity to Barnstaple and the town that grew up around the port has a recognisable layout from this period. Although the wool trade had declined by the eighteenth century, the town developed other industries, and the surviving nineteenth-century market building is evidence of the continuing importance of Barnstaple to the surrounding area.\n\nIn this book local authors Denise Holton and Elizabeth J. Hammett take the reader on a fascinating AZ tour of the towns history and the s.