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LYDFORD OVERVIEW

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The Village of Lydford lies in the western part of the County of Devonshire, in beautiful countryside ideal for walks and relaxation, within the Dartmoor National Park. It is on the former stage-coach road between the towns of Okehampton (about 12 km to the north) and Tavistock (about 9 km to the south). The Location of Lydford close to the A30 Trunk Road in West Devon Scalable Aerial Picture of Lydford via the Multimap Web-Site

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THE CENTRAL PART OF LYDFORD (MOSTLY THE AREA OF THE ORIGINAL ANGLO-SAXON TOWN) The Church and Castle can be seen near the left of the picture.

Lydford Church Click here for detailed information.

Lydford Castle Click here for detailed information.

Lydford Gorge Click here for detailed information.

The historical importance of Lydford is that it is the exact site of an Anglo-Saxon town ("Hlidan") set up in about 890 AD by Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, as one of his strategic, militarised centres to defend his country from the Vikings, who were making frequent violent raids from Denmark, and also from the Cornish, on the other side of the nearby River Tamar.   In the subsequent Anglo-Saxon period, Lydford became an important coin-minting town, producing the famous Lydford Silver Pennies.   The present village still retains the road-ways of Saxon Lydford. Of particular interest are the Anglo-Saxon defensive earth-work wall, the very fine St.Petrock's Church, the Norman Castle and the deep and beautiful Lydford Gorge of the River Lyd. The massive and spectacular granite viaduct in Lydford of the former Exeter-Plymouth railway line is also very worth seeing. Including its associated nearby homes and farms, Lydford has a present population of several hundreds. "The Book of Lydford - An Ancient Saxon Borough" compiled by Barbara Weeks (Halsgrove Publishers, 2004: ISBN 1 84114 332 4) contains very much interesting information about the historic and modern Lydford, including many photographs.

	INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS OF LYDFORD Local Information (Official, Medical, Travel, Utilities, Local Government Councils etc) Clubs, Societies & Groups Lydford Church Location & History of the Church Church of England Information about Lydford Church News & Events Arranging Weddings & Baptisms The Northmoor Team Ministry covering Lydford Church Lydford Primary School Lydford Parish Council Council Home Page     Minutes of Meetings     Agenda of Next Meeting Guide to Information held by the Council Police-Contact Telephone Numbers Community-Beat Officer (PCSO Chapple):   01-822-813-832 Central Command:   0845-2-777-444 Emergencies:   999 Genealogy of Lydford, from the GENUKI Genealogy of the UK and Ireland Devon County Counc West Devon Borough Council OkehamptonTown Council Tavistock Town Council Essential Information for Local Food Producers & Suppliers		INFORMATION FOR VISITORS TO LYDFORD How to reach Lydford by Car or by Bus What to See in Lydford Information & Pictures Lydford Church Lydford Castle Lydford Gorge & Its Events Information about the Nearby Towns: Okehampton     Tavistock Beautiful Dartmoor Some of the Very Fine Scenery The "Visit Dartmoor" website. Military-Firing Calendar (or freephone 08-004-584-868) And, Do Not Forget Other Places to Visit Easily Accessible from Lydford Books, Leaflets, Articles: Lydford   Dartmoor   Devon Tourism Information for South West England On Line Maps of Towns and Localities The Ilfracombe-Plymouth Cycle Route Map of that Cycle Route Descriptive Details of that Cycle Route Web-Sites of Major Towns & Cities Okehampton     Tavistock Exmouth     Torbay Exeter     Plymouth Other Villages and Small Towns in Devon Gulworthy     Others     More General Search the Internet without being tracked & targeted by using www.duckduckgo.com .		THE HISTORY OF LYDFORD AND GENERAL INFORMATION Lydford AD 870-1066, as an Anglo-Saxon Town and Silver-Penny-Minting Centre An Anglo-Saxon Lydford Silver Penny Enlarged View Career-Routes of the Lydford Mint-Masters Lydford Pennies in the Stockholm Coin Museum The Viking Attack on Lydford in AD 997 as described in 'The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle') Books and Articles about the Anglo-Saxons The Devon Archaeological Society Mr Antony Michell's 1940s boyhood in Lydford Commemoration on 25 March 2008 for Capt Nigel Hunter (MC & Bar) who died in action in the First World War General Information Telephone Number Search & Codes Railway Timetables & Heritage Rail News from the BBC News from Channel 4 TV Check Your Postal-Code Area for Flooding, Subsidence, Radon ...