Abbotsham, a parish in Devon, between Torridge and Barnstaple Bay, 2 1/2 miles W of Bideford station on the L. & S.W.R. It contains the hamlets of Riccards, Down, and Buckleigh, and has a post office; money order and telegraph office, Bideford. Acreage, 1878; population, 528 Odun, Earl of Devon, in 878 vanquished and slew the Danish invader Hubba at Kenwith Castle. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter; net value, £233, The church is a fine structure with a square tower, and was restored in 1870. Abbotsham Cliffs are a favourite resort in summer for sea-bathing. There is a small Baptist chapel.
