Torbay
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Torbay is a unitary authority with a borough status in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is governed by Torbay Council, based in the town of Torquay, and also includes the towns of Paignton and Brixham. In 2021 it had a population of 139,324. The borough consists of of land around the east-facing Tor Bay, part of Lyme Bay on the English Channel. A popular tourist destination, Torbay's sandy beaches, mild climate and recreational and leisure attractions have given rise to its nickname of the English Riviera. The neighbouring districts are South Hams and Teignbridge.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Torbay
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Borough and unitary authority area
- Settlement.other_name
- Borough of Torbay
- Settlement.nickname
- The English Riviera
- Settlement.motto
- Salus et felicitas"Health and Happiness"
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 227px
- Settlement.image_map
- Torbay UK locator map.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Torbay shown within Devon and England
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Sovereign state
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- United Kingdom
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- England
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- South West England
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Ceremonial county
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Devon
- Settlement.government_type
- Unitary authority
- Settlement.governing_body
- Torbay Council
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- non-metropolitan district
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Devon
- Population
- 139479
- Area
- 62.891
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Official website
- www.torbay.gov.uk
- Image
- Torquay.townhall.arp.750pix.jpg
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- contains settlement
- Brixham
- different from
- Torquay
- Commons category
- Borough of Torbay
- topic's main category
- Category:Torbay
- twinned administrative body
- Hamelin
- inception
- 1968-00-00
- P12749
- Rubus chamaemorus
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Geography
- Settlements
- Demography
- Economy
- Deprivation and urban renewal
- Education
- Transport
- Roads
- Buses
- Railway
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Torbay is a unitary authority with a borough status in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is governed by Torbay Council, based in the town of Torquay, and also includes the towns of Paignton and Brixham. In 2021 it had a population of 139,324. The borough consists of of land around the east-facing Tor Bay, part of Lyme Bay on the English Channel. A popular tourist destination, Torbay's sandy beaches, mild climate and recreational and leisure attractions have given rise to its nickname of the English Riviera. The neighbouring districts are South Hams and Teignbridge.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Torbay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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