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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Torridge like this:
TORRIDGE (The), a river of the NW of Devon; rising near Hartland, about 2¼ miles from the sea; running about 20 miles south-eastward, past the Putfords, Thornbury, and Black Torrington, to Meeth; receiving there the Okement, from the S; and going thence, about 17 miles northward, past Beaford, Great Torrington, and Bideford, to a common influx with the Taw to Barnstaple bay below Appledore.
Torridge is now part of TORRIDGE District. Click here for graphs and data of how TORRIDGE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Torridge itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Torridge in Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17186
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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