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Tawstock, par. and vil., Devon, on river Taw, 2 miles S. of Barnstaple, 6582 ac., pop. 1062; P.O.; Tawstock Court is the seat of the Wrey family; old Tawstock House, now represented by an ancient gate-way, was garrisoned in 1646 by Fairfax.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Tawstock CP/AP Devon AncC |
Place: | Tawstock |
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