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Great Torrington Destination Guide

Delve into Great Torrington in United Kingdom

Great Torrington in the region of England with its 5,590 residents is a city in United Kingdom - some 178 mi or ( 286 km ) West of London , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Great Torrington

Current time in Great Torrington is now 11:07 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Wrafton, Westleigh, Swansea, Sheepwash, and Roborough. While being here, make sure to check out Wrafton . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Great Torrington ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Torrington Mayfair 2009

9:28 min by RudKip69
Views: 2231 Rating: 4.20

A brief capture of the magic of mayfair! (The second edition) ..

Torrington Station by trailtrash.co.uk

3:10 min by binlinerglobal
Views: 1329 Rating: 4.50

Torrington is a civil war town in North Devon and a stop on the Tarka Trail Cycle Path. This video was shot for trailtrash.co.uk and will form part of the video tour of the trail. ..


Great Torrington Castle Bonfire & fireworks Aug 2010

4:08 min by TheBillynom8
Views: 420 Rating: 3.67

Great Torrington Castle Bonfire & fireworks 40th Anniversary of the Great Torrington Cavaliers ..

Birdsong (Rosemoor, N. Devon)

9:15 min by Grace Filby
Views: 229 Rating: 0.00

Good Friday - a springtime stroll around the beautiful gardens at Rosemoor (an RHS property). Produced by Grace Filby BA(Hons) Cert Ed FRSA Churchill Fellow Science & Engineering Ambassador www.relax- ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Torrington and Marland Railway

The Torrington and Marland Railway was a narrow gauge railway built to carry clay from the quarries at Clay Moor to Torrington in north Devon.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.95 -4.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 3ft gauge railways, Narrow gauge railways in England, Rail transport in Devon, Railway lines opened in 1880

Rolle Canal

The Rolle Canal (also known as the Torrington Canal) in North Devon, England runs 6 miles from Landcross, where it joins the River Torridge, to the limekilns at Rosemoor. It has one sea lock at Landcross, an inclined plane at Weare Giffard – to raise it 60 feet – and a five arch aqueduct (known as the Beam Aqueduct) over the River Torridge.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.95 -4.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Canals in Devon, Industrial archaeological sites in the United Kingdom

Taddiport

Taddiport is a hamlet in North Devon, England, near Great Torrington. In the Middle Ages it was a leper colony. During the years of operation of the Rolle Canal the canal had a quay there.

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Located at 50.95 -4.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Leper colonies, Villages in Devon

Rosemoor Garden

"Rosemoor" redirects here. For the Chicago commuter rail station, see Rosemoor/103rd Street (Metra). Rosemoor Garden is an internationally renowned collection of gardens in North Devon, England. The Lady Anne Palmer created the original garden of 8 acres in 1959, and developed it over a 30 year period. The garden was first opened to the public in 1967, under the National Gardens Scheme.

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Located at 50.94 -4.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in England, Gardens in Devon, Visitor attractions in Devon

Little Torrington

Little Torrington is a village and civil parish near Great Torrington, in the Torridge district, in north Devon, England. In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Little Torrington was 420. Little Torrington has a church called Church of St Giles. and a chapel called Chapel of St Mary Magdalene.

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Located at 50.93 -4.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Civil parishes in Devon, Torridge, Villages in Devon