Bideford
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Bideford is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, South West England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district.
Bideford viewed looking westward across the River Torridge. Bideford Long Bridge is visible on the left
1860 imaginary depiction of Robert FitzHamon (died 1107) (left) and his younger brother Richard I de Grenville (d.post 1142) (right), Church of St James the Great, Kilkhampton, Cornwall
A portrait of Sir Richard Grenville (1542–1591) heroic captain of the Revenge
The Pannier Market opened in 1884
Westward Ho!
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Westward Ho! is a seaside village near Bideford in Devon, England. The A39 road provides access from the towns of Barnstaple, Bideford, and Bude. It lies at the south end of Northam Burrows and faces
Bideford
…Charles Kingsley, and is where he based his novel Westward Ho!. A small seaside town, named after the book, was built after the book's publication. Westward Ho!, the only town in the United Kingdom which officially contains an exclamation mark in its name, is approximately three miles (5 km) from Bideford. A…
Westward Ho! Beach, looking north towards the Taw and Torridge estuaries
Holy Trinity Church
The pebble ridge at Westward Ho! beach
The Charles Kingsley statue in nearby Bideford