In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Collaton like this:

COLLATON, a chapelry in Paignton parish, Devon; near Paignton. Pop., 345. The living is a vicarage. Value, £150.* The church was built in 1866.

Collaton through time

Collaton is now part of TORBAY Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how TORBAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Collaton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Collaton, in Torbay and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24494

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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