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Bideford
Bideford, a seaport town in Devonshire, England, on the river Torridge. A bridge of twenty-four arches and dating from the fourteenth century crosses the river here. Among its institutions are the grammar school, union workhouse, and hospital for the aged poor. Its manufactures include earthenware, ropes, sails, leather, and ship-building.