Name | Torridge District |
Alt names | Torridge | source: from redirect |
Type | District municipality |
Coordinates | 50.893°N 4.265°W |
Located in | Devon, England (1974 - ) |
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Torridge District is a local government district in the northern part of Devon, England. Its council is based in Bideford. Other towns and villages in the district include Holsworthy, Great Torrington, Hartland and Westward Ho!. The Island of Lundy is administratively part of the district which is named after the River Torridge.
To the south of Hartland the boundary of the district wraps around the northern part of the county of Cornwall which faces the Atlantic Ocean at this point.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and includes the following municipalities:
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