Bude
Bude (, locally or ; Cornish ) is a seaside town in north Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet (also known locally as the River Strat). It was sometimes formerly known as Bude Haven.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Devon
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Bude 01 River Neet.jpg
- UK place.official_name
- Bude
- UK place.cornish_name
- Porthbud
- UK place.population
- 7,350
- UK place.population_ref
- (Built up area, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Bude-Stratton
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Cornwall
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Coastline
- Climate
- History and description
- Victorian resort
- Landmarks and attractions
- Beaches
- Bude Harbour and Canal
- Notable buildings
- Bude sculpture
- Bude Tunnel
- Gorsedh Kernow
- Media
- Railway
- Industry
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Sport
- Cornish wrestling
- Notable residents
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Bude (, locally or ; Cornish ) is a seaside town in north Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet (also known locally as the River Strat). It was sometimes formerly known as Bude Haven.
It lies southwest of Stratton, south of Flexbury and Poughill, and north of Widemouth Bay, located along the A3073 road off the A39. Bude is twinned with Ergué-Gabéric in Brittany, France. Bude's coast faces Bude Bay in the Celtic Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean. At the 2021 census, the built-up area as defined by the Office of National Statistics had a population of 7,350.
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