Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Braunton

Braunton, par. and ry. sta., N. Devon, at mouth of river Taw, 5 miles NW. of Barnstaple, 10,473 ac. land and 1510 water, pop. 2089; P.O., T.O.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Braunton Parish       Devon Ancient County
Place: Braunton

Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.