LIDFORD, (Devon) on the r. Lid, 2 or 3 m. E. of Brent-Tor, was formerly a famous T. with a castle, which was always
committed to men of quality, and twice sent burgesses to Ft. It was sadly shattered by the Danes in 997, and tho' now a
contemptible village, the p. may, for lands and liberties, compare with any in the Km. the whole forest of Dartmore being
in the verge of it. The r. here being pent up at the bridge with rocks, has made itself so deep a fall, by its continual
working, that passengers only hear the noise of the water, without seeing it.