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    Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish on the River Teign in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England. Its population was 24,029 in 2011, and...
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    Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme...
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    extended to Newton Abbot on 30 December 1846. After the company had completed its main line to Plymouth, it opened a branch from Newton Abbot to Torquay...
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    Newton Abbot railway station serves the market town of Newton Abbot in Devon, England. It is 214 miles 5 chains (345 km) from London Paddington (via Box)...
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  • Newton Abbot Spurs Association Football Club is a football club based in Newton Abbot, Devon. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League...
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  • Newton Abbot Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located on the north bank of the River Teign in the parishes of Kingsteignton and Teigngrace...
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    businesses, adjoining the store near Newton Abbot. Three are in town outskirts: Liskeard in Cornwall; Newton Abbot in Devon, and Merthyr Tydfil in Wales...
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    atmospheric system for the first time. Atmospheric working was extended to Newton Abbot on 10 January 1848. However, it had become clear that the propulsion...
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    Austins is a department store in Newton Abbot, Devon. Founded in 1924 as a drapery shop the store has expanded to four locations in one part of the town...
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    Newton Abbot is a constituency in Devon represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Martin Wrigley of the Liberal Democrats...
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    Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Newton Abbot since 2024. Wrigley was leader of Teignbridge District Council until...
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  • James Overy (category Newton Abbot Spurs A.F.C. players)
    the same year, and he went on to join South West Peninsula League side Newton Abbot Spurs, spending time with the club's first team in 2024. In May 2024...
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    The Passmore Edwards Centre is a grade II listed building in Newton Abbot, Devon, in England. It was built as a library and technical school by philanthropist...
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    Cosmo Jarvis (category People from Newton Abbot)
    Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis (born 1 September 1989) is a British actor and singer-songwriter. He has starred in the films Lady Macbeth (2016), Calm...
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    31 mi (50 km) long and rises on Dartmoor, becomes an estuary just below Newton Abbot and reaches the English Channel at Teignmouth. The river-name 'Teign'...
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  • Newton Abbot F.C. was a football club based in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. They were established in 1964 as Newton Dynamos, changing their name in 1980...
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    government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Newton Abbot. The district also includes the towns of Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dawlish...
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  • Anthea Redfern (category People from Newton Abbot)
    Generation Game during its first run in the 1970s. Redfern was born in Newton Abbot, Devon. She trained as a dancer, and then went on to work as a model...
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    Unit 1322 (Newton Abbot) Squadron Air Training Corps The Royal Naval Association (Newton Abbot Branch) The Royal British Legion (Newton Abbot Branch) "Trafalgar...
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    beach. The railway opened on 30 May 1846 between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot. The first passenger train ran in September 1847, but the project was...
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  • Agnes O'Casey (category People from Newton Abbot)
    O'Casey has dyslexia and attended a Steiner School. Her family moved to Newton Abbot, Devon when she was 11. She studied art history and English literature...
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  • The railway branch line from Newton Abbot to Kingswear in Devon, England, is unusual as a large majority of the stations are still open for traffic. Of...
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    Industrial Estate, Collett Way, Newton Abbot TQ12 4PH. The Centre for Health and Care Professions. The campus is situated at 187 Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7FT...
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    Luton is a village in Devon, England, within Teignbridge local authority area. Historically Luton formed part of Ashcombe Hundred. The village is in the...
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    Class 43. They were allocated to Bristol Bath Road, Plymouth Laira, Newton Abbot and Old Oak Common. Two Class 42s are preserved, D821 and D832. The Western...
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  • Newton Abbot College is an 11-19 secondary school situated in Newton Abbot, Devon. The College, recognised by Ofsted as a good School, offers education...
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    Chudleigh Knighton is a small village in Devon, England, near to Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey. Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School has...
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    Anne Marie Morris (category People from Newton Abbot)
    a former British Conservative politician and lawyer, who represented Newton Abbot as a Member of Parliament (MP) between May 2010 and May 2024. During...
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    Newton Abbot Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based the town of Kingsteignton, just outside of Newton Abbot in Devon. The club runs two senior...
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    Celebrating a Golden Age. Newton Abbot: David & Charles (2006) ISBN 978-0-7153-2416-5 2007: Along Lost Lines. Newton Abbot: David & Charles ISBN 978-0-7153-2568-1...
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