West Appledore

Coastal Marsh, Saltings in Devon Torridge

England

West Appledore

Appledore : Churchfields Car Park A park alongside Churchfield Road and The Quay. — Appledore : Churchfields Car Park Credit: Lewis Clarke

West Appledore is a small village located in Devon, England, situated on the coast and known for its picturesque coastal marsh and saltings. Nestled between the rolling hills and the vast sandy beaches, it is a haven for nature enthusiasts and those seeking tranquility in a beautiful natural setting.

The coastal marsh in West Appledore is a unique and diverse ecosystem, characterized by its extensive salt marshes and mudflats. It is home to a wide array of plant and animal species, many of which are rare and protected. The marshes provide an important habitat for numerous bird species, including wading birds such as curlews, redshanks, and oystercatchers. Herons and egrets can also be spotted gracefully gliding through the marshes, fishing for their next meal.

The saltings, or salt marshes, in West Appledore are a result of the area's tidal patterns and the mixing of freshwater from the surrounding rivers with the seawater from the Atlantic Ocean. This creates a brackish environment that is ideal for unique plant species, such as sea lavender and glasswort, which thrive in the salty conditions.

The village itself is a quaint and charming community, with a few traditional cottages scattered throughout the area. It is a popular destination for visitors who enjoy walking along the coast, taking in the stunning views of the marshes, and spotting the various wildlife that call this area home.

Overall, West Appledore, with its coastal marsh and saltings, offers a serene and picturesque experience for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life and immerse themselves in the beauty of nature.

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West Appledore Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 51.056767/-4.1927534 or Grid Reference SS4630. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Appledore : Churchfields Car Park A park alongside Churchfield Road and The Quay.

Appledore : Churchfields Car Park

A park alongside Churchfield Road and The Quay.

Appledore : New Quay Street Looking out towards Appleore Dry Dock and beyond.

Appledore : New Quay Street

Looking out towards Appleore Dry Dock and beyond.

Instow sands With Appledore visible on the far side of the Torridge estuary.

Instow sands

With Appledore visible on the far side of the Torridge estuary.

Broad Sands and Taw Estuary

Broad Sands and Taw Estuary

Appledore : Irsha Street Looking towards the Appledore Pirate&#039;s firework display.

Appledore : Irsha Street

Looking towards the Appledore Pirate's firework display.

Appledore : Irsha Street Crowds gather to watch the Appledore Pirates firework display.

Appledore : Irsha Street

Crowds gather to watch the Appledore Pirates firework display.

Appledore : Appledore Pirates Firework Display Irsha Street during the evening of the Appledore Pirates firework display.

Appledore : Appledore Pirates Firework Display

Irsha Street during the evening of the Appledore Pirates firework display.

Appledore : Appledore Pirates Firework Display People watching the display.

Appledore : Appledore Pirates Firework Display

People watching the display.

Appledore : Appledore Pirates Firework Display On the banks of the River Torridge estuary.

Appledore : Appledore Pirates Firework Display

On the banks of the River Torridge estuary.

Appledore : Estuary Scenery & Bonfire A bonfire has been lit up on the River Torridge estuary ahead of a fireworks display.

Appledore : Estuary Scenery & Bonfire

A bonfire has been lit up on the River Torridge estuary ahead of a fireworks display.

Appledore : River Torridge Estuary The Appledore Pirates set up a fireworks display, but they have to be quick as the tide is coming in.

Appledore : River Torridge Estuary

The Appledore Pirates set up a fireworks display, but they have to be quick as the tide is coming in.

Appledore : Shingle & Irsha Street Looking towards the slipway from the shingle. People are gathered to watch a fireworks display.

Appledore : Shingle & Irsha Street

Looking towards the slipway from the shingle. People are gathered to watch a fireworks display.

Appledore : Shingle Beach Looking back to Appledore.

Appledore : Shingle Beach

Looking back to Appledore.

Appledore : Estuary Scenery Looking towards the slipway from Irsha Street and people gathered for a fireworks display.

Appledore : Estuary Scenery

Looking towards the slipway from Irsha Street and people gathered for a fireworks display.

Appledore : Slipway A slipway down from Irsha Road.

Appledore : Slipway

A slipway down from Irsha Road.

Appledore : River Torridge Estuary Looking out across the estuary.

Appledore : River Torridge Estuary

Looking out across the estuary.

Appledore : River Torridge Estuary Looking across the River Torridge estuary.

Appledore : River Torridge Estuary

Looking across the River Torridge estuary.

Appledore : River Torridge Estuary Looking out across the estuary.

Appledore : River Torridge Estuary

Looking out across the estuary.

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West Appledore is located at Grid Ref: SS4630 (Lat: 51.056767, Lng: -4.1927534)

Administrative County: Devon

District: Torridge

Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 51.056767,-4.1927534

Source: PGS

Lat/Long: 51.0534061/-4.1905874

Appledore

Is In: Devon, England, UK

Place: village

Postal Code: EX39 1

Wikidata: Q1229094

Lat/Long: 51.0539772/-4.1925211

Pub

The Beaver

Wikidata: Q80476354

Lat/Long: 51.0570038/-4.1951283

Pub

The Royal George

Wikidata: Q26398709

Lat/Long: 51.0573117/-4.195771

Lifeboat House

Tourism: attraction

Lat/Long: 51.0568768/-4.1996684

Seamark Buoy Lateral Category: port

Seamark Buoy Lateral Colour: red

Seamark Buoy Lateral Shape: can

Seamark Light Character: Fl

Seamark Light Colour: red

Seamark Light Period: 10

Seamark Name: S. Crow Point

Seamark Topmark Colour: red

Seamark Topmark Shape: cylinder

Seamark Type: buoy_lateral

Lat/Long: 51.05978/-4.19256

Ferry Terminal

Instow

Ferry: yes

Public Transport: station

Lat/Long: 51.052508/-4.1905762

Leisure: slipway

Lat/Long: 51.0547029/-4.1909811

Toilets

Appledore Car Park

Addr City: Appledore

Addr Street: Churchfield Road

Female: yes

Male: yes

Wheelchair: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0547994/-4.1919811

North Devon Maritime Museum

Addr Street: Odun Road

Tourism: museum

Website: https://northdevonmaritimemuseum.co.uk/

Wikidata: Q19573379

Lat/Long: 51.0524339/-4.1941495

Bench

Lat/Long: 51.0569701/-4.1999039

Bench

Lat/Long: 51.0575568/-4.1988042

Bench

Lat/Long: 51.0575501/-4.1989088

Bench

Lat/Long: 51.057572/-4.1987318

Bench

Lat/Long: 51.0574523/-4.1993755

Bench

Lat/Long: 51.057572/-4.1986245

Historic: memorial

Memorial: war_memorial

Lat/Long: 51.0545015/-4.1921021

Direction: SSW

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 16

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 51.0565148/-4.1949052

Direction: WSW

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 6

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 51.0570054/-4.199764

Direction: 170

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 6

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Note: assume 2 installations as semis

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 51.0563074/-4.1973849

Direction: 170

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 6

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Note: assume 2 installations as semis

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 51.0563057/-4.1974358

Direction: 145

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 16

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 51.0559357/-4.1992651

Direction: 145

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 16

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 51.0563883/-4.1993938

Direction: 100

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 16

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 51.0527205/-4.1947952

Direction: SSE

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 10

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 51.0565384/-4.1984172

Direction: WSW

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 8

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 51.0569818/-4.199715

Direction: WSW

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 6

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 51.0570273/-4.199774

Fast Food

Sylvester's

Addr City: Bideford

Addr Housenumber: 3

Addr Postcode: EX39 1RJ

Addr Street: Meeting Street

Addr Suburb: Appledore

Cuisine: fish_and_chips

Fhrs Id: 233820

Image: https://archive.org/details/appledore-2021-09-11/DSCN5628.JPG

Phone: +44 1237 423548

Source Addr: FHRS Open Data

Takeaway: only

Lat/Long: 51.0541768/-4.1913169

Time and Tide Bell

Artist Name: Marcus Vergette, Neil McLachlan

Artwork Type: statue

Image: https://archive.org/details/appledore-2021-09-11/DSCN5528.JPG

Material: metal

Tourism: artwork

Year Of Construction: 2009

Lat/Long: 51.0550976/-4.1911858

Post Box

Brand: Royal Mail

Brand Wikidata: Q638098

Brand Wikipedia: en:Royal Mail

Drive Through: no

Operator: Royal Mail

Operator Wikidata: Q638098

Post Box Type: pillar

Lat/Long: 51.0527259/-4.1909926

Telephone

Booth: K6

Covered: booth

Listed Status: Grade II

Lat/Long: 51.0544747/-4.191214

Telephone

Booth: K6

Covered: booth

Listed Status: Grade II

Lat/Long: 51.0568808/-4.1951184

Post Box

Post Box Type: wall

Lat/Long: 51.0572051/-4.1957925

Give Way

Lat/Long: 51.0538411/-4.1908742

Give Way

Lat/Long: 51.0534323/-4.1909277

Defibrillator

Emergency: defibrillator

Lat/Long: 51.0541432/-4.1909393

Artwork Type: painting

Image: https://archive.org/details/appledore-2021-09-11/DSCN5524.JPG

Tourism: artwork

Lat/Long: 51.0548265/-4.1919736

Clock

Display: analog

Lat/Long: 51.0545809/-4.1932203

Recycling

Recycling Shoes: yes

Recycling Type: container

Lat/Long: 51.0547066/-4.1917697

Recycling

Recycling Glass Bottles: yes

Recycling Type: container

Lat/Long: 51.0547163/-4.1917395

Recycling

Recycling Paper: yes

Recycling Type: container

Lat/Long: 51.0547125/-4.1916751

Vending Machine

Vending: parking_tickets

Lat/Long: 51.0548354/-4.1918937

Vending Machine

Vending: parking_tickets

Lat/Long: 51.0548352/-4.1918796

Life Ring

Emergency: life_ring

Lat/Long: 51.0550541/-4.1913311

Image: https://archive.org/details/appledore-2021-09-11/DSCN5638.JPG

Note: An old anchor used as an artwork/feature

Tourism: artwork

Lat/Long: 51.0548238/-4.1907933

The Jubilee Beacon 2002

Image: https://archive.org/details/appledore-2021-09-11/DSCN5640.JPG

Man Made: beacon

Lat/Long: 51.0551251/-4.1914679

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0544529/-4.1908704

Bench

Covered: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0545367/-4.1909875

Binoculars

Note: Actually a tourist telescope since there is only one eyepiece

Lat/Long: 51.054659/-4.1911631

Fast Food

Churriosity

Cuisine: churros

Image: https://archive.org/details/appledore-2021-09-11/DSCN5619.JPG

Lat/Long: 51.0541566/-4.1912942

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Lat/Long: 51.0538543/-4.1913107

Street Lamp

Lat/Long: 51.0534794/-4.1913489

The Appledore Book Shop

Image: https://archive.org/details/appledore-2021-09-11/DSCN5569.JPG

Second Hand: yes

Shop: books

Lat/Long: 51.0529199/-4.1918743

Appledore Crafts Company

Shop: craft

Lat/Long: 51.0530096/-4.1918508

Addr Housename: Tide Cottage Topsails

Addr Street: Bude Street

Lat/Long: 51.0529576/-4.1912533

Street Lamp

Lat/Long: 51.0531957/-4.1910042

Fire Hydrant

Emergency: fire_hydrant

Fire Hydrant Type: underground

Lat/Long: 51.0535576/-4.1909305

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0525097/-4.1907065

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0525552/-4.1907088

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0525978/-4.1907088

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0526412/-4.1907102

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0527104/-4.1907129

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.052755/-4.1907129

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0528402/-4.1907156

Life Ring

Emergency: life_ring

Lat/Long: 51.0535681/-4.1906455

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0534897/-4.1907417

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0536714/-4.190674

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0536314/-4.1907176

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0540769/-4.1906834

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0541582/-4.1906834

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0542409/-4.1906894

Life Ring

Emergency: life_ring

Lat/Long: 51.0544111/-4.1907422

Give Way

Lat/Long: 51.0546581/-4.1913083

Street Lamp

Lamp Mount: straight_mast

Lat/Long: 51.0530762/-4.1906626

Addr Housename: Bosun's Haven

Addr Street: The Quay

Lat/Long: 51.0540836/-4.1909556

Post Office

Appledore Post Office

Addr City: Bideford

Addr Country: GB

Addr Postcode: EX39 1QS

Addr Suburb: Appledore

Brand: Post Office

Brand Wikidata: Q1783168

Operator: Johns

Ref Pol Id: 15543

Lat/Long: 51.0524697/-4.1910877

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0574549/-4.1994106

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0574327/-4.1994459

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 51.0574131/-4.1994914

The data included in this document is from www.openstreetmap.org. The data is made available under ODbL.

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