In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sidford like this:

SIDFORD, a village in Sidbury parish, Devon; on the river Sid, 1½ mile N by E of Sidmouth. It has a post-office under Sidmouth.

Sidford through time

Sidford is now part of EAST DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sidford itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sidford, in East Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26437

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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