East Down is a residential area within the historic town of Barnstaple in Devon, a river‑port town on the River Taw near the Bristol Channel. The town has a rich heritage, having prospered from wool trade, shipbuilding and other industries, and retains Victorian architecture such as a market building with a high glass and timber roof.
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East Down is situated within the civil parish of Barnstaple, a town in Devon, England. Barnstaple lies at the River Taw’s lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel, making it a river‑port town. From the 14th century, the town was licensed to export wool, which brought great wealth, and later it imported Irish wool. As the harbour silted up, other trades developed, including shipbuilding, foundries and sawmills. A Victorian market building survives, featuring a high glass and timber roof on iron columns. The town’s history of trade and industry, combined with its river setting and historic architecture, gives East Down a distinct character within the North Devon district.