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Appledore, Torridge Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Appledore, Torridge

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Appledore, Torridge history

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Appledore is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Its earliest recorded name, in 1335, is le Apildore in the manor of Northam. The settlement prospered as a port in the Elizabethan period and some cottages date from this period. The painter Edward Calvert was born there in 1799.

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23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Appledore, Torridge places to visit

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Appledore, Torridge has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Appledore, Torridge’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Appledore, Torridge’s information audio spots:

Victoria Park, Bideford Victoria Park is an urban park in Bideford, Devon, England. The park opened in 1912 to celebrate the reign of Queen Victoria. The gates erected for the opening are listed with Historic England.

Burton at Bideford The Burton at Bideford is an art gallery and museum in Devon. It houses collections on various topics connected with history and cultural heritage. The art gallery displays work by local, national and international artists.

Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Northam The Church of St Margaret of Antioch is the Anglican parish church for Northam near Bideford in Devon. Dedicated to Saint Margaret, the church has been a Grade I listed building since 1951.

Yelland Yelland is a village of 2,000 inhabitants situated in North Devon. It is situated between Instow and Fremington in the English county of Devon.

Instow Instow is on the estuary where the rivers Taw and Torridge meet. It is between Westleigh and Yelland and on the opposite bank of Appledore. There is a small river beach and sand dunes, that home some rare species of orchid including the pyramid orchid.

All Saints Chapel, Instow All Saints Chapel is a combined Church of England chapel and community centre in Instow, Devon, England. The chapel was built in the 1950s and 1960s. It is located in the centre of Instow and is now a community centre.

River Taw River Taw rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor, crosses north Devon and close to the sea at the town of Barnstaple. empties into Bideford Bay in the Bristol Channel.

East-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford East-the-Water Cemetery was the Church of England burial ground for the village of Bideford, Devon. The cemetery, opened in 1890, contains 476 graves holding 947 people. Among these are 20 Commonwealth War Graves Commission burials, 7 from WWI and 13 from WWII.

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