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Torquay is a town in the unitary authority of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies 26 kilometres (16 miles) south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, 61 kilometres (38 miles) north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 62,963 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 towns 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 ... Read more about Torquay on Wikipedia

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