Torpoint

Also known as Torpoint, Cornwall, Penntorr

Torpoint () is a town and civil parish on the Rame Peninsula in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated opposite the city of Plymouth across the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the River Tamar. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 7,444 and the built up area had a population of 7,160.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.map_type: Cornwall
UK place.label_position: left
UK place.official_name: Torpoint
UK place.cornish_name: Penntorr
UK place.population: 7,444
UK place.population_ref: (Parish, 2021)
UK place.civil_parish: Torpoint
UK place.unitary_england: Cornwall
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cornwall
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: South East Cornwall
UK place.post_town: TORPOINT
UK place.postcode_district: PL11
UK place.postcode_area: PL
UK place.dial_code: 01752
UK place.os_grid_reference: SX438552
UK place.website: http://www.torpointtowncouncil.gov.uk

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8457
Official website: www.torpointtowncouncil.gov.uk
Image: Torpoint , Torpoint Coastline - geograph.org.uk - 1151506.jpg
Dialing code: 01752

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Commons category: Torpoint
OS grid reference: SX438552
postal code: PL11
P8168: Günther Rodehau

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Article

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Contents

Origin of name
History
Parish churches
Notable people from Torpoint
Sport
Education
Governance
Administrative history
Sport and leisure
Cornish wrestling
Twinning
Town Events and Holidays
References
External links

Torpoint is linked to Plymouth (and Devonport) by the Torpoint Ferry. The three vessels that operate the service are chain ferries – that is, they are propelled across the river by pulling themselves on fixed chains which lie across the bed of the river. The journey takes about seven minutes.