Lydford
Sign in to saveLydford, sometimes spelled Lidford, is a village and civil parish, in Devon, north of Tavistock on the western fringe of Dartmoor in the West Devon district. The parish covers an area of , and at the 2021 census had a population of 370.
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Place details
- Locality
- West Devon
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Lydford
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Petrock's Church - geograph.org.uk - 1264667.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Petrock's Church, Lydford
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.shire_district
- West Devon
- UK place.shire_county
- Devon
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Torridge & West Devon
- UK place.post_town
- Okehampton
- UK place.postcode_district
- EX20
- UK place.postcode_area
- EX
- UK place.os_grid_reference
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Devon
- Population
- +409
- Image
- St Petrock's Church - geograph.org.uk - 1264667.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Lydford Church
- Lydford Castle
- Lydford's toll road
- Twin towns
- References
- Sources and external links
Lydford, sometimes spelled Lidford, is a village and civil parish, in Devon, north of Tavistock on the western fringe of Dartmoor in the West Devon district. The parish covers an area of , and at the 2021 census had a population of 370.
The village is on the small River Lyd, which traverses a deep narrow chasm, crossed by a bridge of single span. Running south-west from the village is Lydford Gorge, a wooded gorge which has been cut through the slate rock by the river, and is noted for its waterfall. The gorge area is owned by the National Trust.