Sidbury
| Sidbury | |
  Sidbury Sidbury shown within Devon | |
| Population | 14,400 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SY140918 |
| District | East Devon |
| Shire county | Devon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SIDMOUTH |
| Postcode district | EX10 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | East Devon |
Sidbury is a village north of Sidmouth on the A375 road in Devon, England.
It is situated on the River Sid, which rises at Crowpits Covert (OSGB36 Grid reference SY138963) and runs for 6 miles (10 km) to Lyme Bay at Sidmouth. There is a working watermill in the village.
Sidbury is mentioned in the Domesday Book as the manor of Sideberia, held by Bishop Osbern of Exeter.
The Church of St Peter and St Giles has a Norman tower topped with a spire, a Saxon crypt, a gunpowder storage room dating from the Napoleonic era and a 500-year-old font. The tower has eight bells, the earliest dating from 1662 and 1663. Six more were hung in 1712, 1750, 1752, 1776 and two in 1947 to complete the present eight.
The village has one pub, the Red Lion and one butcher's shop also selling groceries and newspapers. There is a regular bus service to Sidmouth and Exeter.
Above the village is Sidbury Castle, the site of an Iron Age hill fort.
Notable people
Major Cyril Raikes MC
References
External links
The village website is at http://www.sidbury.org.uk
Media related to Sidbury at Wikimedia Commons