Great Torrington is a market town in Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to the River Torridge below, with the lower-lying parts of the town prone to occasional flooding. Torrington is in the centre of Tarka Country, a landscape captured by Henry Williamson in his novel Tarka the Otter in 1927. Great Torrington has one of the most active volunteering communities in the United Kingdom.
Great Torrington Town Hall in the centre of the town
"Castle Hill, Torrington, England", ca. 1890 – 1900.
Alderman Nathaniel Chapple, Mayor of Torrington (1871, 1879 & 1889) by Henry Jamyn Brooks
Torrington station on 15 June 1969 looking towards Bideford.
Devon is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west. The city of Plymouth is the largest settlement, and the city of Exeter is the county town.
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Menhir at Drizzlecombe
Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide