Paignton

Summary

Paignton is a town^[1]. Paignton ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,073 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Paignton is located in Torbay^[3].
• Paignton is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Paignton's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Paignton's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[6].
• Paignton's shares border with is recorded as Torquay^[7].
• Paignton's Commons category is recorded as Paignton^[8].
• Paignton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[9].
• Paignton's local dialing code is recorded as 01803^[10].
• Paignton's OS grid reference is recorded as SX8960^[11].
• Paignton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.435277777778, 'lon': -3.5625}^[12].
• Paignton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paignton^[13].
• Paignton has a population of {'amount': '+64410'}^[14].
• Paignton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Paignton's category for people born here is recorded as Q32078054^[16].
• Paignton's category for people who died here is recorded as Q17320573^[17].
• Paignton's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Paignton^[18].
• Paignton's different from is recorded as Paynton^[19].
• Paignton's historic county is recorded as Devon^[20].

Body

Geography

Paignton is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Paignton is located in Torbay^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Paignton has a population of {'amount': '+64410'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[5] and unparished area^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Paignton include Paignton railway station^[21], a railway station^[22], in United Kingdom^[23].

Why It Matters

Paignton ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,073 views/month).^[2] Paignton has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] Paignton is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for Paignton include Paignton railway station^[21], a railway station^[22], in United Kingdom^[23].