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Virginstow
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Virginstow
Location within Devon
OS grid reference SX3882993332
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Beaworthy
Postcode district EX21
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
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50°43′00″N4°17′00″W / 50.716667°N 4.283333°W / 50.716667; -4.283333 Coordinates: 50°43′00″N4°17′00″W / 50.716667°N 4.283333°W / 50.716667; -4.283333

Virginstow is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. [1] It is situated about 7 miles north of Launceston in Cornwall. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 115.

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly (Boscastle & Holsworthy) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN   9780319231456.

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