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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.
Bideford Higher Cemetery; Bideford Long Bridge; Bideford Railway Heritage Centre; Bideford Town Hall; Church of St Mary and St Benedict, Buckland Brewer; Burton at ...
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 ...
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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.
The Torridge Bridge is a 650-metre-long concrete bridge, situated broadly in an east-west direction, built in 1987 in Bideford, England over the River Torridge. The bridge provides a bypass to Bideford avoiding the Bideford Long Bridge. Known additionally for its suicides the bridge has since been improved, with the instalment of higher railings.
Moreton House (formerly until 1821 Daddon House [1]) is a grade II listed [2] country house and former large estate near Bideford, North Devon, England. The house is about one mile west of the old centre of Bideford town, [a] its entrance drive leading off the south side of the road between Bideford and the village of Abbotsham. It has in ...