Shiphay
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Shiphay is a district in the north of Torquay
. It has population of about 6,000 and is the location of two grammar schools, three primary schools, the District Hospital, also of Torquay’s fire station. Being mostly built-up there is little to attract the tourist, though Cockington
and other attractions are within easy reach.
The name is said to be from Saxon origin, meaning "sheep enclosure", the original hamlet being at the boundary of the sheep rearing lands of Torre Abbey. The area itself has also been a pig farm and a quarry. Until after World War I it was a small hamlet, so small that it did not even rate a mention in the Topographical Dictionary of England, 1831.
The oldest properties in the district are the thatched cottages in Water Lane, several of which had connections with smugglers. Shiphay Manor
, seat of the Kitson family is described in a separate article.
The Hele and Barton areas of Torquay makes up part of the top 10% of poverty stricken areas in the UK along with parts of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and London.
Torquay
Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...
. It has population of about 6,000 and is the location of two grammar schools, three primary schools, the District Hospital, also of Torquay’s fire station. Being mostly built-up there is little to attract the tourist, though Cockington
Cockington
Cockington is a village in Torquay in the English county of Devon. It is a picturesque village, with old cottages within its boundaries. It is about a half a mile away from Torquay.- History :...
and other attractions are within easy reach.
The name is said to be from Saxon origin, meaning "sheep enclosure", the original hamlet being at the boundary of the sheep rearing lands of Torre Abbey. The area itself has also been a pig farm and a quarry. Until after World War I it was a small hamlet, so small that it did not even rate a mention in the Topographical Dictionary of England, 1831.
The oldest properties in the district are the thatched cottages in Water Lane, several of which had connections with smugglers. Shiphay Manor
Shiphay Manor
Shiphay Manor is a Manor house in Torquay, Devon, England.-History:Originally erected in around 1665, the manor was sold to William Kitson of Painsford in 1740, and then torn down and rebuilt in 1884....
, seat of the Kitson family is described in a separate article.
The Hele and Barton areas of Torquay makes up part of the top 10% of poverty stricken areas in the UK along with parts of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and London.