Bideford
Bideford is a town in north Devon, a county in South West England. It is on the River Torridge. 14,407 people live there.[2] It is a port, and its main export is clay.
| Bideford | |
 Bideford looking westward across the River Torridge. |
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| Population | 17,107 (2011)[1] |
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| Demonym | Bidefordian |
| OS grid reference | SS4426 |
| District | Torridge |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BIDEFORD |
| Postcode district | EX39 |
| Dialling code | 01237 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Torridge and West Devon |
Bideford Media
Domesday Book entry for Bedeford
1860 imaginary depiction of Robert FitzHamon (died 1107) (left) and his younger brother Richard I de Grenville (d.post 1142) (right), Church of St James the Great, Kilkhampton, Cornwall
Arms of Grenville, as visible sculpted on the monument to Sir Thomas Grenville (died 1513) in St Mary's Church, Bideford: Gules, three clarions or. These are the canting arms of the de Clare family, Earls of Gloucester, heirs of FitzHamon and overlords of the Grenvilles
A portrait of Sir Richard Grenville (1542–1591) heroic captain of the Revenge
The Pannier Market opened in 1884
Bideford (1860-80) by Francis Frith, using albumen silver print
A locomotive crossing the Long Bridge.
Memorial plaque on Bideford Long Bridge recording the restoration and widening completed in 1925
'Scene at Bideford Bridge', by Mark Myers during the 18th century.
The Kathleen and May at Brunswick Wharf, Bideford.
References
- ↑ "Bideford & Northam profile" (PDF). Devon County Council. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
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