Place details
Place nameTorbay
Other namesTorquay
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude50.433
Longitude-3.55
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Resort district on the southern Devon coast; incorporating the towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, about 25 square miles; became a unitary authority in 1998; site of ruins of 12th-century Tor Abbey and the Spanish Barn, legendary refuge of the survivors of the Armada.