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Braunton is often described as one of the largest villages in England, positioned at the gateway to the North Devon coast where the A361 meets the expansive dunes of Braunton Burrows. It sits on the edge of the Taw-Torridge Estuary, and its geography is defined by the Great Field - one of only a handful of surviving medieval open-field systems in the country still farmed in communal strips. Historically, the village grew around the mariners and merchants who utilized the nearby port at Velator, and that sense of a working, independent community remains today. While many people pass through on their way to the surfing beaches at Saunton and Croyde, life in the village revolves around Caesar’s Camp looking down from the hills, the reliable shops along Cawthorne Terrace, and the Tarka Trail, which provides a level, traffic-free route for miles along the old railway line towards Barnstaple. It is a practical, busy place where the maritime heritage is still visible in the sturdy stone architecture, and the landscape is dictated as much by the tidal shifts of the estuary as it is by the surrounding farmland.