History of the Sid

The natural history of ‘England’s shortest river’ is quite well covered:

The human history of the river is less accessible – but it is just as rich, and can be found if sought out.

For example, there are the mills along the River Sid:

However, information available online is still rather limited, so on these pages more should be added.

With particular thanks to members of the SVA’s History Group:

Notes from the Group’s regular bi-monthly meetings are now being made available on the SVA’s website:

Meanwhile, here are the links to the History of the Sid pages on this website:

There are other pages on the history of the River:

Sidmouth rivers and main sewers in about 1950:

Sidmouth’s Byes park through the ages:

The history of the Ham at the Eastern Town:

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