Torridge

Torridge District
Location in Devon
status	District
region	South West England
Administration County	Devon
Administrative headquarters	Bideford
surface	985.31 km² (25.)
Residents	65,000 (321st)
ONS code	18UK
Website	www.torridge.gov.uk

Torridge is a district in Devon , England , named after the River Torridge . The administrative seat is the city of Bideford ; other significant locations are Great Torrington , Hartland , Northam and Westward Ho! . The Torridge district is divided into 63 parishes and the unparished area of Lundy Island . Lundy Island represents the westernmost and northernmost land masses in the district.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was created from the merger of the Boroughs of Bideford and Great Torrington, the Urban District Northam and the Rural Districts Bideford, Holsworthy and Torrington.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Parishes of the Torridge district ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Map of the Parish Division of Torridge District