Torquay
Torquay is a seaside resort town on the English Channel in Devon, south west England. Known for beaches such as Babbacombe and cliffside Oddicombe, its coastline is nicknamed the English Riviera. Torquay Harbour near the town centre offers shops, cafes and a marina. Torre Abbey, a monastery founded in 1196, has art galleries and extensive gardens featuring plants from local writer Agatha Christie's novels.
People born in Torquay (First 28 people) - Page 1
David Southwood
British scientist
Ernest Brown
Former Secretary of State for Scotland
Margaret Frary Miller
Agatha Christie's sister
Natalie Melmore
Olympic athlete
Sam Tolchard
Sara Gomer
Tennis player
Malcolm Phipps
Martial artist
Ronald Hilton
American reporter
Emmi
Arthur Stark
Medical doctor
Katherine Roberts
English author
Sophie Tolchard
Andrew Henderson
Rugby league
Fat Segal
British musician
Neville Lovett
Dean Greygoose
English former football player
Joe Simmonds
Rugby union player
Alice Louisa Hart Dyke
Miranda Hart's sister
Roger Tolchard
English former cricketer
Brian Stonehouse
Painter
Hugo White
Former Governor of Gibraltar
Bruce Stuckey
English former football player
Nugent Everard
Edmund P. Easterbrook
Joshua Hunt
Author
Peter Riddell
Journalist
Lionel Stopford
British military personnel ‧ Montagu Stopford's father