Place:Beaford, Devon, England

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Name
Beaford
Alternate names
Baverdona     (Domesday Book (1985) p 77)
Baverdone     (Domesday Book (1985) p 77)
Type
Inhabited place
Coordinates
50.9°N 4.05°W
Located in
Devon, England

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Beaford is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. It is about five miles south-east of Great Torrington. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 393.

The church has a fifteenth-century doorway, arches and windows, as well as a Norman font.

Another notable building in the village is The Beaford Centre, which mainly provides residential education opportunities for children, taught by tutors such as Phil Creek and Barry Teare.

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