Torpoint
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Torpoint (Cornish: Penntorr) is a ceevil parish an toun on the Rame Peninsula in sootheast Cornwall, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick. It is situatit opposite the ceety o Plymouth athort the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary o the River Tamar.[1]
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Torpoint
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Torpoint War Memorial | |
Location within Cornwall | |
Population | 8,457 (2001) |
OS grid reference | SX438552 |
Ceevil pairish |
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Ceremonial coonty | |
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Kintra | Ingland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | TORPOINT |
Postcode destrict | PL11 |
Diallin code | 01752 |
Police | Devon an Cornwall |
Fire | Cornwall |
Ambulance | Sooth Wastren |
EU Pairlament | Sooth Wast Ingland |
UK Pairlament |
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Wabsteid | http://www.torpointtowncouncil.gov.uk |
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Torpoint haes a population o 8,457 (2001 census). In the Cornish leid Torpoint is cried Penntorr (local folk baund Pentorr hae taken their name frae this).
Torpoint is linked tae Plymouth (an Devonport) bi the Torpoint Ferry. The three vessels that operate the service are chain ferries – that is, they are propelled athort the river bi pullin thairsels on fixed chains which lie athort the bed o the river. The journey takes aboot seiven minutes.