Sidford
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| Sidford | |
  Sidford shown within Devon |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | East Devon |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SIDMOUTH |
| Postcode district | EX10 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | East Devon |
| List of places: UK • England • Devon | |
Sidford is a small village in the civil parish of and on the outskirts of the town of Sidmouth in the English county of Devon. It has a population of just over 2100 people according to the 2001 Census.
It is situated on the River Sid,which runs for four miles into Lyme Bay at Sidmouth. There is a 12th Century packhorse bridge over the river that was the site of a 1644 skirmish in the English Civil War.
In the village centre there is a small Spar supermarket, as well as a butchers, a post office, a pharmacy and a fish and chip shop, Bloaters. There is also a hairdressers, a legal centre, a sports injury clinic, a pub called the Rising Sun and a veterinary surgery.
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