Torquay

town in Devon, England
Organization town Q209055
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Torquay

Summary

Torquay is a town[1]. Torquay has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Torquay is located in Torbay[3].
  • Torquay is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Torquay is on the body of water Tor Bay[5].
  • Torquay's instance of is recorded as town[6].
  • Torquay's instance of is recorded as unparished area[7].
  • Torquay's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[8].
  • Torquay's shares border with is recorded as Paignton[9].
  • Torquay's Commons category is recorded as Torquay[10].
  • Torquay's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[11].
  • Torquay's local dialing code is recorded as 01803[12].
  • Torquay's OS grid reference is recorded as SX915655[13].
  • Torquay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.4625, 'lon': -3.5280555555556}[14].
  • Torquay's IPA transcription is recorded as /tɔːrˈkiː/[15].
  • Torquay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Torquay[16].
  • Torquay's streaming media URL is recorded as https://balticlivecam.com/cameras/united-kingdom/torquay/torquay-harbour/[17].
  • Torquay has a population of {'amount': '+52037'}[18].
  • Torquay has a population of {'amount': '+48563'}[19].
  • Torquay's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Torquay's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • Torquay's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Torquay's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Torquay's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Torquay'}[24].
  • Torquay's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Torquay[25].
  • Torquay's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Torquay[26].
  • Torquay's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Torquay'}[27].

Body

Identity

Torquay's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Torquay'}[24].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Torquay include Torquay railway station[28], a railway station[29], in United Kingdom[30].

Why It Matters

Torquay has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Entities named for Torquay include Torquay railway station[28], a railway station[29], in United Kingdom[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 36m ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Different from Torbay
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    Harper's tag torquay-england
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: torquay-england, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289971805|torquay england (#289971805)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
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