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Torridge District Council Wards
Torridge may refer to: * Torridge District, a local government district in the county of Devon, England * River Torridge, is a river in Devon in England * Torridge Lass Suffix beginning with F ''Empire Fabian'' ''Empire Fabian'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle, Yorkshire. Laid down as ''CHANT 15'' and renamed ''Fabric 15'' before launch. Launched on 9 July 1944 as ' ..., a company * Torridge Hospital was a health facility in Meddon Street, Bideford, Devon, England {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torridge District
Torridge is a local government district in north 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. To the south of the district bordering Cornwall, near Welcombe, the rugged coastline has a wild untouched beauty, due to its inaccessibility, but the South West Coast Path is well defined. The district is named after the River Torridge. Governance The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the boroughs of Bideford and Great Torrington, the Northam urban district, Bideford Rural District, Holsworthy Rural District and Torrington Rural District. Torridge District Council is elected every four years, with currently 36 councillors being elected at each election. In 2007, Torridge registered the high number of opposed candidates in the country, with seven. Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Torridge
The River Torridge is a river in Devon in England; it rises near Meddon. The river describes a long loop through Devon farming country where its tributaries the Lew and Okement join before meeting the Taw at Appledore and flowing into the Bristol Channel. The river is spate dependent and often flows between wooded banks which can be steep. 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 Cornwall (north of the source of the River Tamar). Its two primary sources are Seckington Water, which rises near Baxworthy Cross, and Clifford Water, the longer of the two, which rises alongside the 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torridge Lass
Suffix beginning with F ''Empire Fabian'' ''Empire Fabian'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle, Yorkshire. Laid down as ''CHANT 15'' and renamed ''Fabric 15'' before launch. Launched on 9 July 1944 as ''Empire Fabian'' and completed in July 1944. Sold in 1947 to Booker Brothers, McConnell & Co. Ltd and renamed ''Karani''. To Booker Shipping (Demerara) Ltd in 1950. Sold in 1969 to L Gibbs & M McIntosh, Georgetown, Guyana and renamed ''Gibmac''. ''Empire Fable'' ''Empire Fable'' was an Empire F type coaster which was built by Henry Scarr Ltd, Hessle. Laid down as ''CHANT 16'' and renamed ''Fabric 16'' before launch. Launched on 23 July 1944 as ''Empire Fable'' and completed in August 1944. Sold in 1946 to Cyprian Coastal Line Ltd. Operated under the management of P. Mantovani, Cyprus. Renamed ''Cyprus C'' in 1948. Sold in 1950 to De Malglaive Shipping Ltd, Windsor and renamed ''Yvonne Olivier''. Sold in 1954 to Hellenic Levant Lines Ltd, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
