Torquay

:See also Torquay, Victoria, in Australia

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Torquay, Victoria - Australia

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Torquay {{IPA|}} is a town on the south coast of England in the county of Devon which has extended along the coast of Torbay to the extent that it is now inextricably intermingled with the neighbouring town of Paignton. In the 19th century it became a fashionable seaside resort, renowned for its healthy climate.

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England - Devon - Torbay - Paignton - 19th century - Seaside resort

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Although it has been suggested that Torquay roughly signifies "Thor's Harbor" (cognate to Tórshavn, Faroe Islands and Þórshöfn, Iceland), a more likely root is the Devonian word Tor, a hill or outcrop, especially common in placenames on nearby Dartmoor.

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Thor - Tórshavn - Faroe Islands - Þórshöfn - Iceland - Tor - Dartmoor

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