Chelston

Chelston is an area of , , , and one of the town's most historic and best preserved Victorian suburbs, with many of the area's typical red sandstone buildings designated within the Chelston Conservation Area.
Wikipedia
Photo: Paul Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: area of Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England
  • Also known as: “Chelston, Torquay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Torquay railway station and Torre Abbey.

Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is on the Riviera Line and serves the seaside resort of , , England. It is 219 miles 79 chains from .

Photo: Jazzamedeo, Public domain.
is a historic building and art gallery in , Devon, which lies in the . It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Cornwall.

Doctor’s office
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a doctor’s office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cockington and Torre.

Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village near , in the district, in the ceremonial county of , England. with Chelston had a population of 8,366 in 2021. It has old cottages within its boundaries, and is about two miles from the centre of Torquay.

Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torquay is a seaside town in , England, part of the unitary authority area of . It lies 18 miles south of the county town of and 28 miles east-north-east of , on the north of , adjoining the neighbouring town of on the west of the bay and across from the fishing port of .

Suburb
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a district in the north of . It has a population of about 6,000 and is the location of two grammar schools, three primary schools, the , many fields, and Torquay’s fire station.

Chelston

Latitude
50.46472° or 50° 27′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.5513° or 3° 33′ 5″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
9C2RFC7X+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 312577472
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13268603
Wiki­data ID
Q105883582
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