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TORQUAY , a municipal See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough, seaport and watering See also:place, in the Torquay See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Devonshire, See also:England, on Tor See also:Bay of the See also:English Channel, 26 m. S. of See also:Exeter, by the See also:Great Western railway. Pop. (1901), 33,625. Owing to the beauty of its site and the equability of its See also:climate, and to its being screened by lofty hills on the See also:north, See also:east and See also:west, and open to the See also:sea-breezes of the See also:south, it has a high reputation as a See also:winter See also:residence. The temperature seldom rises as high as 700 F. in summer or falls below freezing-point in winter. To the north lies the populous suburb of St See also:Mary See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
Church. There are some remains of Tor or Torre See also:Abbey, founded for Praemonstratensians by See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William, See also:Lord See also:Brewer, in 1196. They stand north of the See also:modern See also:mansion, but, with the exception of a beautiful pointed See also:arch portal, are of small importance. On the south of the gateway is a 13th-See also:century See also:building, known as the See also:Spanish See also:barn. On See also:Chapel See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
Hill are the remains of a chapel of the 12th century, dedicated to St See also:Michael, and supposed to have formerly belonged to the abbey. St Saviour's See also:parish church of Tor-See also:Mohun, or Tormoham, an See also:ancient See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone structure, was restored in 1874. The old church at St Mary Church, north of Torquay, was rebuilt in See also:Early Decorated See also:style; and in 1871 a See also:tower was erected as a memorial to Dr See also:Phillpotts, See also:bishop of Exeter, who with his wife is buried in the See also:churchyard. St See also:John's Church, by G. E. See also:Street, is a See also:fine example of modern See also:Gothic. Among the See also:principal buildings and institutions are the See also:town-See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall, museum of the natural See also:history society, See also:theatre and See also:opera-See also:house (188o), See also:market, See also:schools of See also:art and See also:science, the Torbay infirmary and dispensary, the Western See also:hospital for See also:consumption, See also:Crypt House institution for invalid ladies and the Mildmay See also:home for incurable consumptives. The See also:control of the See also:harbour, piers, See also:pleasure grounds, &c., was acquired from the lord of the See also:manor by the See also:local See also:board in 1886. The harbour has a See also:depth of over 20 ft. at See also:low See also:water. The principal imports are See also:coal, See also:timber and slates, and the principal export stone of the Transition See also:limestone or Devonshire See also:marble. In the town are a number of marble-polishing See also:works. Terra-See also:cotta See also:ware of fine quality is also manufactured from a See also:deposit of See also:clay at Watcombe and at Hele. The town is governed by a See also:mayor, 9 aldermen and 27 councillors. See also:Area, 3588 acres.
There was a See also:village at Torre even before the See also:foundation of the abbey, and in the neighbourhood of Torre See also:evidence has been found of See also:Roman occupation. The manor was granted by William the Conqueror to See also:Richard de Bruvere or de Brewere, and was subsequently known as Tor Brewer. After the defeat of the Spanish See also:Armada, See also:Don Pedro's See also:galley was brought into Torbay; and William, See also:prince of See also:Orange, landed at Torbay on the 5th of See also:November 1688. Until the See also:middle of the 19th century it was an insignificant fishing village. It was incorporated in 1892.
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