River Torridge

Torridge
Torridge
	Bridges over River Torridge at Bideford looking downstream from Upcott Hill
	Location within Devon
Location
Country	England
Region	Devon
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Higher Clovelly
• coordinates	50°59′04″N 4°24′10″W / 50.9845°N 4.4028°W
• elevation	206 m (676 ft)
Mouth	Bristol Channel
• location	north of Bideford
• coordinates	51°03′35″N 4°11′49″W / 51.0596°N 4.1970°W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	93 km (58 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	River Mere, River Yeo
• right	River Waldon, Whiteleigh Water,; River Lew, River Okement,; Beaford Brook, River Taw

The River Torridge is a river in

spate dependent and often flows between wooded banks which can be steep.^[1] The Torridge

local government district is named after the river.

It was the home of Tarka the Otter in Henry Williamson's book.

Route

The river rises close to the border with

A39 at Higher Clovelly. These run south and join to form the Torridge at Huddisford. It then flows generally east, passing between East Putford and West Putford, and near Bradford it is joined by the River Waldon, then heads east past Black Torrington and Sheepwash. It is joined by the River Lew near Hatherleigh, and then by the River Okement near Meeth.^[2]

It then flows northwards, picking up the

Appledore and Instow it joins the estuary of the River Taw and enters Bideford Bay

.

The Tarka Trail walking and cycle route partly follows the course of the North Devon Railway, which, for a considerable distance, closely followed the line of the river. South of Bideford the railway crossed from one bank to the other, and the Trail provides a good vantage point for viewing the river.

List of bridges

The following is a list of bridges over the River Torridge listed going upstream from the estuary at Bideford:

Torridge A39 Road Bridge
Bideford Long Bridge
Halfpenny Bridge, Annery/ Weare Giffard
Beam Aqueduct, (Rolle Canal), Beam, Great Torrington
Rothern Bridge, Great Torrington
Rolle Bridge, Great Torrington
Taddiport Bridge, Great Torrington
New Bridge, Great Torrington
Iron Bridge, Landcross, Bideford

References

^ "The River Torridge". rivertorridge.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
^ Ordnance Survey of Great Britain

Sources

ISBN 0300095961.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
)

[1] "The River Torridge". rivertorridge.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

[2] Ordnance Survey of Great Britain

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