Torridge

Coordinates: 50°53′35″N 4°15′54″W / 50.893°N 4.265°W / 50.893; -4.265

Torridge Torridge District
Non-metropolitan district
Torridge shown within Devon
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South West England
Non-metropolitan county	Devon
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Bideford
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Torridge District Council
• Leadership	Alternative - Sec.31 (Conservative)
• MPs	Geoffrey Cox
Area
• Total	380.4 sq mi (985.3 km2)
Area rank	26th (of 326)
Population (2011 est.)
• Total	64,000
• Rank	307th (of 326)
• Density	170/sq mi (65/km2)
• Ethnicity	99.0% White
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
ONS code	18UK (ONS) E07000046 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SS4072412895
Website	www.torridge.gov.uk

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 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. It is named after the River Torridge.

Governance

Torridge District Council is elected every four years, with currently 36 councillors being elected at each election. Independents have had a strong presence on the council for much of its history, with no political party having won a majority. However at the 2011 election the Conservative party won exactly half of the seats on the council and as of the last election in 2011 the council is composed of the following councillors:-^[1]

See also

• Annery kiln
• North Devon Coast - AONB
• Grade I listed buildings in Torridge
• Grade II* listed buildings in Torridge

References

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