Torbay
Torbay is a borough and unitary authority in Devon, south west England. It is governed by Torbay Council and consists of 62.87 square kilometres of land, including the resort towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, located on east-facing Tor Bay, part of Lyme Bay on the English Channel.Notable Places in the Area
Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England. Photo: Jazzamedeo, Public domain.Princess Theatre
Theatre
The Princess Theatre in Torquay, England is a 1,500 seat theatre that first opened its doors on Wednesday 7 June 1961. Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oldway Mansion
Oldway Mansion is a large house and gardens in Paignton, Devon, England. Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.Palace Theatre
Theatre
The Palace Theatre is a theatre in Paignton, Devon, England. Photo: Leethomas787, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Localities in the Area
Torquay
Torquay is an English town on the coast of Devon in the West Country. Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.Paignton
Paignton is a seaside town in Devon in the Torbay area, the "English Riviera." The town, which has a history as a fishing village but is also on the railway line, is home to the well-known Paignton Zoo. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.Cockington
Suburb
Cockington is a village near Torquay in the English county of Devon. Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torbay
- Type: Unitary authority area in England
- Description: borough in Devon, England
- Category: borough in the United Kingdom
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
Latitude 50.4516° or 50° 27' 5.8" north | Longitude -3.5579° or 3° 33' 28.3" west |
Open Location Code 9C2RFC2R+JV | Population 134,000 |
Abbreviation TOB | Elevation 118 feet (36 metres) |
GeoNames ID 3333210 |
Also Known As
- Belarusian: Торбэй
- Bengali: টরবে
- Bengali: তেবে
- Breton: Torbay
- Bulgarian: Торбей
- Cebuano: Borough of Torbay
- Chinese: Torbay
- Chinese: 托貝
- Chinese: 托贝
- Chinese: 拓尔比
- Chinese: 拓爾比
- Czech: Torbay
- Dutch: Torbay
- English: English Riviera
- Esperanto: Torbay
- Estonian: Torbay
- French: Torbay
- German: Englische Riviera
- German: GB-TOB
- German: Torbay
- Gujarati: ટોર્બે
- Hebrew: טורביי
- Italian: Torbay
- Japanese: トーベイ
- Kannada: ಟೊರ್ಬೇ
- Korean: 토베이
- Latin: Torbay
- Letzeburgesch: Torbay
- Lithuanian: Torbajus
- Macedonian: Торбеј
- Min Nan Chinese: Torbay
- Norwegian: Torbay
- Norwegian Bokmål: Torbay
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Torbay
- Persian: توربی
- Polish: Torbay
- Portuguese: Torbay
- Romanian: Torbay
- Russian: Торбей
- Serbo-Croatian: Torbay
- Slovak: Torbay
- Spanish: Torbay
- Swedish: Torbay
- Tajik: Торбей
- Tamil: டார்பாய்
- Tamil: டோர்பாய்
- Telugu: టొర్బాయ్
- Telugu: టోర్బే
- Ukrainian: Торбей
- Urdu: ٹوربے
- Welsh: Bwrdeistref Torbay
Other Places Named Torbay
In the Area
Localities
- MarldonVillage
- GoodringtonSuburb
- ComptonHamlet, 2 miles northwest
- Collaton St MarySuburb, 2½ miles southwest
Landmarks
- Chadwell CentreHospital
- Grand HotelHotel
- Torquay railway stationRailway station
- Paignton Pier
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- Best Western Livermead CliffHotel
- Waters EdgeHotel
- Fairmount HouseHotel
- Red House HotelHotel
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