Goodrington
Goodrington is an area of Paignton in Devon, England. It is situated in Tor Bay and lies between Paignton town centre and Brixham, less than 1 mile south of central Paignton. Its beach is known as Goodrington Sands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 6,910 residents
- Description: village in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Goodrington, Devon”
- Postal code: TQ4
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goodrington Sands railway station and Splashdown Quaywest.
Goodrington Sands railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY 4.0.
Goodrington Sands railway station is on the Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England. It is close to Goodrington Sands beach and the Splashdown Quaywest water park in Paignton. There has been no scheduled service at the station since 2020.
Splashdown Quaywest
Water park
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Splashdown Quaywest is the largest outdoor waterpark in the UK. It is located on Goodrington Sands Beach near to Paignton, Devon. The original site has 8 water slides, small splash pools for youngsters and a swimming pool.
Paignton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ianmacm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paignton railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Paignton in Devon, England. It is 222 miles 12 chains from London Paddington, via Box. It opened in 1859 and is now the terminus of Riviera Line services from Exeter and heritage services on the Dartmouth Steam Railway from Kingswear.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paignton and Collaton St Mary.
Paignton
Collaton St Mary
Suburb
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Collaton St Mary is a village, parish and former manor in Devon, England, situated about 2 miles west of the town of Paignton. The village is bisected by the A385 Paignton to Totnes road. Collaton St Mary is situated 1½ miles west of Goodrington.
Preston
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Preston is a suburb located in the northern part of Paignton in Devon. Preston is a popular destination for family holidays and has two main beaches; Hollicombe, a red sandy beach with cliffs and rock pools, and Preston Sands with rock pools, beach huts and facilities. Preston is situated 2 miles north of Goodrington.
Goodrington
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Torbay, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.42437° or 50° 25′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.56263° or 3° 33′ 46″ westPopulation
6,910Elevation
226 feet (69 metres)Open location code
9C2RCCFP+PWOpenStreetMap ID
node 259435397OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11551086Wikidata ID
Q5583592
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Goodrington” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Goodrington”
- Irish: “Goodrington”
- Spanish: “Goodrington”
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