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A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Lidford, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Devon - par., 56,333 ac., pop. 2708; vil., on river Lid, 6 miles NE. of Tavistock; is situated amidst charming scenery; has ruins of Lidford Castle, where Judge Jeffreys held one of his assizes; a little to S. of vil. is Lidford Bridge, a one-arched structure thrown across a chasm of the river Lid; Lidford Cascade, a little below the bridge, has a fall of 150 ft.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lydford AP/CP Devon AncC |
| Place: | Lydford |
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