Bideford
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Bideford ( ) is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, South West England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Bideford-Devon.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Bideford viewed looking westward across the River Torridge. Bideford Long Bridge is visible on the left
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Coat of arms of Bideford Town Council.svg
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Coat of arms
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 100px
- UK place.official_name
- Bideford
- UK place.population
- 18,260
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Bideford
- UK place.shire_district
- Torridge
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.post_town
- BIDEFORD
- UK place.postcode_district
- EX39
- UK place.postcode_area
- EX
- UK place.dial_code
- 01237
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SS4426
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Torridge
- Population
- 16610
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Torridge
- Official website
- www.bideford-tc.gov.uk
- Image
- Bideford-Devon.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01237
Show 10 more facts
- OS grid reference
- SS4426
- postal code
- EX39
- Commons category
- Bideford
- topic's main category
- Category:Bideford
- Commons gallery
- Bideford
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Bideford
- different from
- Biddeford
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- twinned administrative body
- Landivisiau
- P12749
- Ambrosius Blarer
via Wikidata · CC0
~42 min read
Encyclopedic overview
41 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Early history
- 1500–1700
- Witch trial
- 1800–1939
- World War II
- Long Bridge
- Port and shipping
- Late 20th century
- Literary references
- Namesakes
- Bideford Black
- Demography
- Transport
- Roads
- Ferry
- South West Coast Path
- Buses
- Railway
- Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
- Climate
- East-the-Water
- Governance
- Education
- Religion
- Culture
- New Year traditions
- Radio
- Television
- Newspapers
- Twinning
- Art
- Bideford Film Society
- Markets
- Shopping
- Sport and recreation
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Bideford ( ) is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, South West England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district.
==Toponymy== In ancient records Bideford is recorded as Bedeford, Byddyfrod, Bedyford, Bydeford, Bytheford and Biddeford. The etymology of the name means "by the ford", and records show that, before a bridge, there was a ford at Bideford where River Torridge is estuarine. At low tide, it is possible (but not advisable) to cross the river by wading on foot.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bideford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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