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Torquay (/ t ɔːr ˈ k iː / tor-KEE) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay.It lies 18 miles (29 km) south of the county town of Exeter and 28 miles (45 km) 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.
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Torquay is situated on Wadawurrung country which is part of the Kulin nation that surrounds Port Phillip Bay. [citation needed]From the 1860s, picnickers began to frequent the location, which was originally known as Spring Creek, after the watercourse along its south-western edge, [2] but it was named Puebla in the 1882 Victorian Municipal Directory.
A new phase in the urban expansion of the area began when Torre railway station opened in December 1848. The railway extended to Torquay Seafront station in 1858, to Paignton in 1859 and to Brixham in 1861. As a result of its expansion, Torquay was granted borough status in 1872, and 1902 saw its first marketing campaign to summer tourists.
Living Coasts opened to the public on 14 July 2003, [7] built on the site of the former Torquay Marine Spa. As of 2011 was being visited by over 100,000 visitors a year. [8] It officially closed in June 2020, following significant loss of income caused by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. [9] [10]
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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. [2]
St Marychurch is an area of Torquay, in the Torbay district, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is one of the oldest settlements in South Devon. Its name derives from the church of St Mary, which was founded in Anglo-Saxon times. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 11,262. [1]
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