Bideford

English

Etymology

From Old English personal name, Bȳda + ford.

Pronunciation

• enPR: bĭˈd(ĭ)fəɹd, IPA^(key): /ˈbɪdɪfəɹd/

Proper noun

Bideford

1. A historic port town and civil parish with a town council on the estuary of the River Torridge in Torridge district, Devon, south-west England (OS grid ref SS4526).

References

• Parish map