Appledore, North Devon

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The quay at Appledore.
The quay at Appledore.
Looking from the quay towards the last remaining shipyard at Appledore.
Looking from the quay towards the last remaining shipyard at Appledore.
A view of Appledore Shipyard from the opposite side of the Torridge Estuary.
A view of Appledore Shipyard from the opposite side of the Torridge Estuary.
Map sources for Appledore, North Devon at grid reference SS465305
Map sources for Appledore, North Devon at grid reference SS465305


See Appledore for other places with the same name.

Appledore is a town on the mouth of the River Torridge, about 6 miles (10 kilometres) west of Barnstaple in the county of Devon. It is an old town with a long street of houses, including a small one which is a winner of a small house award. It is home to a lifeboat slipway and also the home of Hockings Ice Cream, a popular brand of ice cream only sold in North Devon.

The two square-rigged sail training ships of the Tall Ships Youth Trust, the Prince William and the Stavros S Niarchos, were completed by Appledore Shipbuilders, by performing substantial modifications to two bare hulls begun in Germany.


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The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway (B,WH&A,R) was most unusual amongst British Railways in that although it was built as a standard gauge line (4ft 8.5in) it was not joined to the rest of the railway network, despite the London and South-Western Railway having a station at Bideford, East-the-Water, meaning on the other side of the River Torridge from the main town. The line was wholly situated on the peninsular made up of Westward Ho!, Northam and Appledore with extensive sand dunes the Torridge and Taw estuary. The line closed in 1917 having been requisitioned by the War Office (Stuckey 1962).

  • Stuckey, Douglas (1962). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1901-1917. Pub. West Country Publications.

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Towns and Villages in north Devon
Appledore | Barnstaple | Berrynarbor | Bideford | Braunton | Clovelly | Combe Martin | Croyde | Dolton | Fremington | Georgeham | Great Torrington | Hele Bay | Ilfracombe | Instow | Kentisbury | Knowle | Saunton | Landkey | Lee Bay | Little Torrington | Lynmouth | Lynton | Mortehoe | Northam | Parracombe | West Down | Westward Ho! | Woolacombe | Yelland


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