Editing Bideford (section)

==East-the-Water==
The town of Bideford has grown to cover land on both sides of the River Torridge; the area located east of the river is known as East-the-Water <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eastthewater.co.uk/History/History_East-the-Water_8.html |title=A history of East-the-Water (part 8) – |first=R. |last=Kirby |work=East-the-Water |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820225415/http://eastthewater.co.uk/History/History_East-the-Water_8.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and also spelled East the Water without hyphens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/South%20West/21_WEB_030918.pdf|title=21 Bus Route & Timetable: Appledore or Westward Ho! - Ilfracombe or Barnstaple|access-date=27 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Much of the land that has been built on in recent years is drained [[marshland]].

East-the-Water has its own primary school, local shops, a few factories, approximately 3 bars and pubs, a small health centre and a small industrial area consisting largely of locally owned businesses. It is mainly [[public housing]], especially on the Pollyfield estate. The community also has its own community centre and association, both of which are self-funding and run by a committee of local residents. A key historical feature is [[Chudleigh Fort]], built by the [[Roundhead|Parliamentarian]] [[Major-General]] [[James Chudleigh]] during the [[English Civil War]].<ref>Murray, J. (1879) [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Bideford/BidefordMurray1879.html ''A Handbook for Travellers in Devonshire (9th edition)''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322155654/http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Bideford/BidefordMurray1879.html |date=22 March 2006 }}</ref> The area is surrounded by agricultural land.
[[File:Chudleigh Fort, East the Water - geograph.org.uk - 1588154.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Chudleigh Fort]] erected by Major-General James Chudleigh.]]

Buried in the now abandoned and neglected [[East-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford|East-the-Water Cemetery]] in adjacent plots are [[Victoria Cross]] recipients [[Gerald Graham]]  and [[George Channer]].