Northam is a small town in
Devon,
England, lying north of
Bideford and south of
Westward Ho!. It is thought to have been the site of an
Anglo-Saxon castle, and is said to have been where
Hubba the Dane attacked Devon and was repelled (perhaps by
Alfred the Great or by the
Earl of Devon). A little over a mile away along the coast is a Village called
Appledore. Between the Villages of Appledore and Northam, is 'Bloody Corner' where is a rock called 'Hubba's Rock' (or 'Hubbleston') which is supposed to be the site where Hubba the Dane was killed by the Anglo-Saxon (or Devonshire) fyrd. An electoral ward exists not covering Westward Ho!.The population at the 2011 census was 5,427.