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Sidmouth beach in 1924. The origins of Sidmouth pre-date recorded history. The Sid valley has been in human occupation since at least the Iron Age as attested by the presence of Sidbury Castle, and possibly earlier given the presence of Bronze Age burial mounds on Gittisham Hill [1] and Broad Down. [2]
Sidmouth Museum is a museum in Sidmouth, Devon, England. The museum is housed in Hope Cottage, a Grade II listed building. [ 3 ] The building was extended in 2020 to include more space for exhibits as well as new disabled access. [ 4 ]
Viscount Sidmouth, of Sidmouth in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 January 1805 for the former prime minister , Henry Addington . [ 2 ] In May 1804, King George III intended to confer the titles of Earl of Banbury , Viscount Wallingford and Baron Reading on Addington (an earldom was the ...
The Sidmouth Harbour Railway was a short-lived attempt in the 1830s to create a harbour in the bay at Sidmouth, Devon on the south coast of England. To enable its construction a railway was built along the seafront and then via a tunnel in the cliff east of the town towards natural deposits at Hook Ebb.
Sidmouth Folk Festival offers a wide range of activities including major folk concerts, pub sessions, workshops and master classes, social dances and dance displays, family entertainment and many children's musical and craft activities. The Late Night Extra feature is also run at Bulverton on the edge of Sidmouth next to the main campsite.
The Sidmouth Railway was a railway branch line that ran from a junction at Feniton to Sidmouth, connecting the resort to the main line network. History [ edit ]
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (30 May 1757 – 15 February 1844) was a British Tory statesman who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804 and as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1789 to 1801.
Sidmouth became an important site for the Anglo-Jewish community. Emmanuel Lousada died in 1832 and the estate passed to his nephew, also named Emmanuel. The property remained in the family until 1877 when it was sold to a John Hough of Middlesex. [4] The original Peak House burned down in 1903.