| LC control no. | n 81048279 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Torquay (England) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | England--Torquay |
| Variant(s) | Torquay, Eng. Torquay (Devon) Borough of Torquay (England) |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | Devon (England) Torbay (England) |
| Found in | Barth. gaz. places Brit., 1986 (Torquay, Devon, tn.) Annual report of the medical officer of health ... 1919: t.p. (borough of Torquay) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 50°27ʹ50ʺN 003°30ʹ52ʺW) Wikipedia, viewed 16 May 2019 (Torquay; seaside town in Devon, England; part of the unitary authority of Torbay; 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; its name originates in its being the quay of the ancient village of Torre [now a suburb]; in turn, Torre takes its name from the tor, the quarried remains of which can be seen by the town's Lymington Road thus giving this the original name of Torrequay, then Torkay, Torkey and Tor Quay before joining the words together to form Torquay) Collins Britain atlas and gazetteer, 1999 (Torquay, Torbay; town, 18m/30km S of Exeter; chief town and resort of Torbay district, with harbour and several beaches) |
| Geographic area code | e-uk-en |
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