Bideford

Bideford
Bideford looking westward across the River Torridge.
Population17,107 (2011)[1]
DemonymBidefordian
OS grid reference[SS4426 SS4426]
District
  • Torridge
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIDEFORD
Postcode districtEX39
Dialling code01237
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • Torridge and West Devon

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.

References

  1. "Bideford & Northam profile" (PDF). Devon County Council. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.