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 The Grand Hotel 
Sea Front, Torquay
User review: 8.25. From GBP 39.00
Nethway Hotel
Falkland Road, Torquay
User review: 8.47. From GBP 45.00
The Ravenswood Hotel
535 Babbacombe Road, Torquay
User review: 8.42. From GBP 25.00
Carlton Court
18 Cleveland Road, Torquay
User review: 9.65. From GBP 60.00
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Coordinates: 50°28′45″N 3°31′50″W / 50.4792, -3.5305
Torquay (pronounced /tɔrˈkiː/) is a town in the unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England.
It lies 16 miles (26 kilometres) south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, 38 miles (61 km) north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the 2001 UK Census made it the third largest settlement in Devon. If the Torbay area, of which Torquay forms a third, were to be recognised as a city as incumbent Torbay Mayor Nicholas Bye has proposed, it would rank as the 45th largest city in the United Kingdom with a population only slightly less than that of Brighton, which was granted city status in 2000. During the peak summer season the resort's population swells to around 200,000
The town's economy was initially based upon fishing and agriculture as in the case of Brixham across Torbay, but in the early 19th century the town began to develop into a fashionable seaside resort, initially frequented by members of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars while the Royal Navy anchored in the bay and later by the crème de la crème of Victorian society as the town's fame spread. Renowned for its healthful climate, the town earned the nickname of the English Riviera and favourable comparisons to Montpellier.
Torquay's name originates in it being the quay of the ancient village of Torre. In turn, Torre takes its name from the tor, the extensively quarried remains of which can be seen by the town's Tor Hill Road.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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