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| Colyford | |
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  Colyford Location within Devon | |
| OS grid reference | SY249924 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COLYTON |
| Postcode district | EX24 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Colyford is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated midway between Lyme Regis and Sidmouth on the A3052 road. To the north the village borders the town Colyton. To the south is the seaside resort town Seaton, separated from Colyford by the Seaton Wetlands, a series of nature reserves flanking the estuary of the River Axe. Colyford lies on the River Coly, which flows into the River Axe immediately to the east of the village.[1]
Colyford was formerly an ancient borough.[2] It was formerly in the civil parish of Colyton, on 1 April 2023 it became a civil parish in its own right.[3]
- ^ "Colyford Village website". Colyford Village. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Colyford Borough through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "The Colyford (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2023" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 10 May 2023.