893; -4.265 Torridge is a local government district in north-west Devon, England. Its council is based in the town of Bideford. The district also includes...
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was reformed as Torridge and Tavistock, which was first contested at the 2024 general election. 1983–1997: The District of Torridge, and the Borough...
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Appledore is a village at the mouth of the River Torridge, about 6 miles (10 km) west of Barnstaple and about 3 miles (5 km) north of Bideford in the county...
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Rose West (category People from Torridge District)
Rosemary Pauline West (née Letts; born 29 November 1953) is an English serial killer who collaborated with her husband, Fred West, in the torture and murder...
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Bideford (category Torridge District)
estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, South West England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district. In ancient records Bideford...
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Northam, Devon (category Torridge District)
government covering Northam, at parish (town), district and county level: Northam Town Council, Torridge District Council (based in nearby Bideford) and Devon...
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The 2015 Torridge District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Torridge District Council in England. This was on the same day...
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North Devon (redirect from North Devon District Council)
area than the local government district, often including neighbouring Torridge District, based in Bideford. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under...
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Look up Torridge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Torridge may refer to: Torridge District, a local government district in the county of Devon, England...
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Thomas Arthur (VC) (category People from Torridge District)
Thomas Arthur (1835 – 2 March 1902) was a British Army soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the...
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Holsworthy (category Torridge District)
Holsworthy is a market town and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, 36 miles (58 km) west of Exeter. The River Deer, a tributary...
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Clovelly (category Torridge District)
Clovelly (/kləˈvɛli/) is a privately owned harbour village in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The settlement and surrounding land belongs to...
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Charles Kingsley (category People from Torridge District)
Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 – 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian...
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The 2023 Torridge District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 36 members of Torridge District Council in Devon, England. Prior to...
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William Stanlake (category People from Torridge District)
William Stanlake VC DCM (31 October 1830 – 24 April 1904) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry...
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Great Torrington (category Torridge District)
Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to the River Torridge below, with the lower-lying parts of the town prone to occasional flooding...
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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...
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Lundy (category Torridge District)
is an English island in the Bristol Channel. It forms part of the district of Torridge in the county of Devon. About 3 miles (5 kilometres) long and 5⁄8 mi...
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WUUL-zər-ee), also spelled Woolsery, is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. The village is accessible via the A39 road, 2 miles...
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Battle of Northam (category Torridge District)
The Battle of Northam, sometimes known as the Two Battles of Northam, were fought around Northam Parish, Devon in 1069 between a Norman force led by Brian...
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Gnome Reserve (category Torridge District)
The Gnome Reserve is a garden and tourist attraction in West Putford, near Bradworthy, Devon, England, presented as a pastoral refuge for garden gnomes...
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The 2007 Torridge District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Torridge District Council in Devon, England. The whole council...
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Torridge District Council in Devon, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 36 councillors have been elected from...
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Black Torrington (category Torridge District)
Black Torrington is a village and civil parish in Torridge, Devon, England, situated between the towns of Holsworthy and Hatherleigh. It is located on...
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Westward Ho! (category Torridge District)
Taw and Torridge estuaries Westward Ho! Location within Devon Population 2,112 OS grid reference SS426291 Civil parish Northam District Torridge Shire county...
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Peters Marland (category Torridge District)
Marland is a small village and civil parish in the local government district of Torridge, Devon, England. The parish, which lies about four miles south of...
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Hartland, Devon (category Torridge District)
SS2524 District Torridge Shire county Devon Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BIDEFORD Postcode district EX39 Dialling code...
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Langtree (category Torridge District)
and 8 miles (13 km) south of Bideford. Its name means "tall tree". Torridge District Council and Devon County Council are responsible for local government...
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Torridge and Tavistock is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster...
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The 2003 Torridge District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Torridge District Council in Devon, England. The whole council...
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