Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England. It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Cornwall.Photo: Jazzamedeo, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: house museum in Torquay, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Torre Abbey Historic House and Gallery”
- Address: The King’s Drive, Torquay, TQ2 5JE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torquay railway station and Princess Theatre.
Torquay railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torquay railway station is on the Riviera Line and serves the seaside resort of Torquay, Devon, England. It is 219 miles 79 chains from London Paddington. Torquay railway station is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Torre Abbey.
Princess Theatre
Theater building
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Princess Theatre in Torquay, England is a 1,500 seat theatre that first opened its doors on Wednesday 7 June 1961. Top of the bill on opening night were Tommy Cooper and Morecambe & Wise. Princess Theatre is situated 2,600 feet east of Torre Abbey.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 1,800 feet north of Torre Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torre and Chelston.
Torre
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torquay is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies 18 miles south of the county town of Exeter and 28 miles east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay and across from the fishing port of Brixham.
Chelston
Suburb
Photo: Paul Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chelston is an area of Torquay, Devon, England, 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.
Cockington
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cockington is a village near Torquay, in the Torbay district, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. Cockington 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.
Torre Abbey
- Categories: historic house museum, English country house, church, abbey, historic house, building, and tourism
- Location: Torbay, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.46391° or 50° 27′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.54059° or 3° 32′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C2RFF75+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 27934787OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q764701
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Torre Abbey” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير توري”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه تورى ابى”
- French: “abbaye de Torre”
- French: “Abbaye de Torre”
- German: “Torre Abbey”
- Japanese: “トア修道院”
- Turkish: “Torre Abbey”
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