Barnstaple is the main town of North Devon, England and possibly the oldest borough in the United Kingdom.
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The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England ? birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles ? is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also site of Neolithic Stonehenge, Bath?s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.

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