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Bideford Long Bridge in North Devon spans the River Torridge near its estuary and connects the old part of the town, and formerly important river port, of Bideford on the left bank (west side) with East-the-Water on the right bank (east side). It is one of the longest mediaeval bridges in England, being 677 feet (222 yards) long with 24 arches.
Bridge Photo Date Opened Left bank Right bank Torridge A39 Road Bridge: 1987 [1]: Northam: Westleigh: Bideford Long Bridge: 14th century: Bideford: East-the-Water: The stone original of the present much altered and widened arched bridge is said by the Devon biographer John Prince, (1643–1723) to have been built in the 14th century and chiefly financed, according to Prince, by Sir Theobald II ...
In ancient records Bideford is recorded as Bedeford, Byddyfrod, Bedyford, Bydeford, Bytheford and Biddeford.The etymology of the name means "by the ford," [3] and records show that, before there was a bridge, there was a ford at Bideford where River Torridge is estuarine; and at low tide, it is possible (but not advisable) to cross the river by wading on foot.
The river describes a long loop through Devon farming country where its tributaries the Lew and Okement join before meeting the Taw at Appledore and flowing into the Bristol Channel. The river is spate dependent and often flows between wooded banks which can be steep. [1] The Torridge local government district is named after the river.
Bideford Higher Cemetery; Bideford Long Bridge; Bideford Railway Heritage Centre; Bideford Town Hall; Church of St Mary and St Benedict, Buckland Brewer; Burton at ...
Bideford Long Bridge; P. Pannier Market, Bideford; T. Torridge Hospital; V. Victoria Park, Bideford This page was last edited on 31 December 2018, at 19:57 (UTC). ...
The Burton first opened in 1951 to a design by architect Frank Whiting when Hubert Coop RBA (1872–1953) and Alderman Thomas Burton (1875–1959), a former Mayor of Bideford and a local businessman, gifted The Burton to the town to provide "a gallery for the enjoyment, education and good of all, old and young, inhabitants and visitors, everyone and as far as one can tell, of lasting credit to ...
The railway station is on the west side of the River Taw near the Long Bridge and the junction of the A3125 and A361 roads; the town centre is on the east side. A footpath under the road gives access to the cycle and footpath along the disused railway towards Bideford which forms part of the South West Coast Path. [15]