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Bideford Bay

Bideford Bay, also known as Barnstaple Bay and often shown on maps as Barnstaple or Bideford Bay, is a large area of water on the northwest coast of in , at the southwestern end of the where it joins the .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: body of water near Bideford, Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Barnstaple Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal North Devon Golf Club.

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.

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
Photo: Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village at the mouth of the , about 6 miles west of and about 3 miles north of in the county , England.

Village
Photo: Kirsty Kliem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village located approximately two miles from on the coast in the South West of England. Several kilometres long, the village borders , the heart of North Devon's Biosphere Reserve, the first "new style" UNESCO-designated Biosphere Reserve.

Bideford Bay

Latitude
51.07834° or 51° 4′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.25858° or 4° 15′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C3Q3PHR+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 531654875
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2656280
Wiki­data ID
Q4904096
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Satellite Map

Discover Bideford Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Bideford Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Barnstaple Bay”
  • Japanese: “ビデフォード湾”
  • Russian: “Барнстапл (залив)”
  • Russian: “Барнстапл”
  • Slovenian: “Barnstaple Bay”
  • Slovenian: “Bideford Bay”
  • Swedish: “Barnstaple Bay”
  • Welsh: “Bae Bideford”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bideford Bar and Watertown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Tail and North Tail.

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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 “Bideford Bay”. Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.