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Torre, suburb and ry. sta., in NW. of Torquay, Devon; P.O., T.O.; in the grounds of Torre Abbey, seat (1555), stand the ruins of an abbey founded in 1196.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "suburb and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Torre |
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