Devon
Torridge District
Northam

Northam

Northam is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in , , lying north of . The civil parish also includes the villages of , , West Appledore, Diddywell, Buckleigh and Silford, and the residential areas of Orchard Hill and Raleigh Estate.
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  • Type: Town with 7,670 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in Devon, England
  • Also known as: “Northam, Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal North Devon Golf Club and North Devon Maritime Museum.

Golf course
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a private golf club in , Devon, England. Founded in 1864 as the North Devon and West of England Golf Club, RND operates the oldest golf course in England.

Museum
Photo: Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a museum situated in the estuary town of Appledore, , . Housed in Odun House, a Georgian Grade II listed building which has been the home of several ship owners and master mariners over the past 200 years, the museum opened in 1977.

Bridge
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The is a 650-metre-long concrete bridge, situated broadly in an east-west direction, built in 1987 in , England over the River Torridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westward Ho! and Appledore.

Photo: xlibber, CC BY 2.0.
is a quaintly-named seaside town in Torridge, , , near ! Beware however, that's where the quaintness ends. is in some need of investment, although it retains a good variety of quality local businesses, and its beach is highly regarded and noted for the cleanliness of its water.

Village
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is a village at the mouth of the , about 6 miles west of and about 3 miles north of in the county , England.

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is a town in on the River Torridge. For visitors, the main features of are its quaint back streets full of shops, its pannier market, and many festivals & events throughout the year such as the Bike Show, Soapbox Derby, Rowing Regatta, Water Festival & Rainbo Fun Run.

Northam

Latitude
51.04011° or 51° 2′ 24″ north
Longitude
-4.2136° or 4° 12′ 49″ west
Population
7,670
Elevation
203 feet (62 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB NOM
Open location code
9C3Q2QRP+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 33795483
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2641434
Wiki­data ID
Q1235872
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Northam” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Northam”
  • Basque: “Northam (Devon)”
  • Basque: “Northam”
  • Bengali: “নর্থহাম”
  • Cebuano: “Northam”
  • Chinese: “Northam”
  • Chinese: “诺舍姆”
  • Chinese: “諾瑟姆”
  • Chinese: “諾譚”
  • Dutch: “Northam”
  • French: “Northam”
  • German: “Northam”
  • Gujarati: “નોર્થહામ”
  • Irish: “Northam, Devon”
  • Irish: “Northam”
  • Italian: “Northam”
  • Japanese: “ノーサム”
  • Kannada: “ನಾರ್ಥ್ ಹ್ಯಾಮ್”
  • Korean: “노텀”
  • Ladin: “Northam”
  • Latin: “Northam”
  • Lithuanian: “Northamas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Northam (Devon)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Northam i Devon”
  • Persian: “نورتهام، دوون”
  • Polish: “Northam”
  • Portuguese: “Northam”
  • Romanian: “Northam, Devon”
  • Romanian: “Northam”
  • Russian: “Нортхэм”
  • South Azerbaijani: “نورتهام، دوون”
  • Spanish: “Northam (Devon)”
  • Spanish: “Northam”
  • Swedish: “Northam, Devon”
  • Swedish: “Northam”
  • Tamil: “நார்த்தம்”
  • Telugu: “నోర్థం”
  • Turkish: “Northam, Devon”
  • Urdu: “نورتھم”
  • Welsh: “Northam, Dyfnaint”
  • Welsh: “Northam”
  • “Northam”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Northam”. Photo: Roger A Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.