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1
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where does the name torquay come from?

A

tor and quay:
tor is a weathered rock outcrop
quay added as fishing grew

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what is torquays ancient name?

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torre

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3
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whats a quay?

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a habour area

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4
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what are the main occupations of torquay?

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fishing and agriculture

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when was torquay developed into a seaside resort?

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1800s with the the presece of the royal navy in the napoleonic wars

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when was torre railway station opened in torquay?

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1848

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when was the 1st advertising campaign to market torquay to summer tourists?

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1902

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8
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torquay was a host town to what in ww2?

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evacuee children

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late 1900s - increasing wealth meant what for holidays?

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holidays abroad are now commen - coastal towns more popular just for short stays

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10
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torquay is now a significant destination for _________ to learn english in summer schools

A

foregin exchange students

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where in the uk is torquay?

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south western coast

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12
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torquay faces ____ and so is sheltered from _____ winds

A

east
south westerly

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due to the south, westerly winds, torquay has a microclimate with ____ temperatures than uk average

A

milder

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torquay has _____ made of resistant shales + limestone where there are _____

A

headlands
steep cliffs

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15
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torquay has what types of beaches?

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shelterd, sandy

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16
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which 2 beaches in torquay have blue flag awards?

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oddicoombe beach
meadfoot beach

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17
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torquay is hilly with changes of hieght over …?

A

100m

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18
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in torquay, some of the steep slopes cause..?

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small, fast flowing streams creating valleys towards the sea

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19
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how much of torbays total land area is occupied by buildings?

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8.65%

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20
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how much of torbays total land area is classifyed as green space?

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54.5%

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what is the major land use in north devon?

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farming

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what is the most numerous type of farming in north devon?

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poultry, dairy cattle + wheat

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23
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between 2011 and 2031, house growth projections show a growth of _______ in devon and ______ in torbay

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17–23%
22%

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24
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in torquay, shops and services have been separated into ..?

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tourist services + shops vs. local services + shops

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why is there a separation of services + shops between tourists + locals in torquay?

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so local residents don’t get crowded out and inconvenienced in the busy summer months

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26
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in torquay, what industry is now concentrated near brixham?

A

fishing

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27
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whats the average house price in torquay?

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£225,000

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28
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house prices in wellswood ward in torquay reach over… ?

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£1,000,000

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29
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in torquay, has the highest 25% of ______ housing

A

social

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30
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in torquay, cockington + chelston has the highest ____% of owner occupied housing

A

75%

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31
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where in torquay has the highest 42% of rented accommodation?

A

tormahon

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32
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in torquay, there is a __________ in the tormahon ward by sea as well as the main ______

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large hotel area
retail center

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33
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what are there on the outskirts of torquay?

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small retail parks + industrial estates

34
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in torquay, older victorian terraces + villas are in the ______?

A

central areas

35
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in torquay, many streets of the 1930s semi-detached houses are in the _________ ?

A

outer suburbs

36
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in torquay, modern developments of the old harbour area into a what?

A

a leisure zone

37
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in torquay, wellswood + lincombes wards were built up by…

A

wealthy victorians who built large villas with italianate features and towers ,influenced by their travels around the mediterranean

38
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the main access road in torquay is the ____

A

A380 (then A30)

39
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the main road A380 in torquay then links to …?

A

the M5 at exeter junction 30

40
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what are the 2 nearest citys to torquay?

A

exeter - 30 minuit commute away
plymouth - 50 minuits by car

41
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how long does it take to get to london from torquay?

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4-5 hour drive
3 hour journey by train

42
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how many railway stations are there in torquay?

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2 - torre (the oldest) and torquay

43
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how many secondary schools are there in torquay?

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5 - (2 are selective torquay grammar school - 1 for boys, 1 for girls)

44
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how many A&E hospitals in torquay?

A

one large one

45
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how many people live in torquay?

A

66,000

46
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whats the average age in torquay?

A

43
(oldest ward = wellswood 53
youngest ward = shiphey, 38.7)

47
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in torquay, for every 1 person of retirement, there are ___ younger

A

2
(UK = usually 1:3) - ageing population

48
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torquay is predominantly white british approx __%,

A

90

49
Q

in torquay, theres about 7% ___________ living predominantly in the ________ ward

A

eastern european
central tormahon

50
Q

torquay is dominated by _____ jobs

A

tertiary

51
Q

in torquay, 20% of people work in the ______ sector

A

tourism

52
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whats it like working in the tourism sector in torquay?

A

most are poorly paid jobs or seasonal i.e. only lasting for the summer months

53
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in torquay, 60% of jobs are linked to ….

A

local government, health, education, transport, services

54
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in torquay, there is little manufacturing, with the largest employer being who?

A

beverage brands - but moved away from torquay in 2011 to a larger site next to the M5

55
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how much of torquays workforce is within the health sector?

A

26.3%

56
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ahow much of torquays workforce is within the accommodation + food services, and retail sector?

A

14.4% and 13.4% respectivly

57
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the average pay for torquay is over £ ___ a week

A

£100 - less than the rest of the UK

58
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torquay has 20% less …. than the national average?

A

higher and intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households

59
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whats are the average house prices in the different torquay wards?

A

tormohun - £133,000 (main road)
wellswood - £330,000
cockington + chelston - £345,000 (suburb area)

60
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whats the average house tenure/ownership within the different torquay wards?

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tormohun - 30% owner occupied
wellswood - 50% owner occupied
cockington + chelston - 75% owner occupied

61
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whats the physical geography in the different torquay wards?

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tormohun - inland + hilly
wellswood - by the sea + good views
cockington + chelston - by the sea + good views

62
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whats the unemployment like in the different torquay wards?

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tormohun - 23% out of work benefits
wellswood - 16% out of work benefits
cockington + chelston - 10% out of work benefits

63
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whats the average age in the different torquay wards

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tormohun - 40 (mixed residents)
wellswood - 52 (old retired pop.)
cockington + chelston - 43 (mainly families)

64
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whats the deprivation levels like in the different torquay wards?

A

tormohun - in top 10% most deprived in country
wellswood - areas in top 10% + lowest 10%
cockington + chelston - includes areas of lowest 10% deprived

65
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on average, in torbay, there are __ births and __ deaths a day (2014)

A

4 births
5 deaths

66
Q

without inward migration, torbay would be a _____ population

A

shrinking

67
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in torbay, the highest net loss is in which age group? and why?

A

15 -19
(youth out migration due to lack of opportunities for education or employment)

68
Q

in torbay, the highest net gain is in which age group? and why?

A

45-49
late family to retirement stage

69
Q

in torbay, tourist figures have been steadily rising, up __% from ______

A

11.1%
2010

70
Q

of the total _____ employees who work in torbay, around ___% travel from outside the area

A

47,804
18%

71
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of the ______ people who live in torbay AND are employed, approximately ___% work outside the area (commuter flows)

A

54,000
24%

72
Q

what % of the pop. is torbay’s resident ethnic minority population (excluding white ethnic groups)

A

2.5%

73
Q

September 2018 - Torbay Council and developers _____ group -> £___ development on torwood Street

A

THAT
£32

74
Q

in torquay, the THAT group development on torwood street represents a big step forward for talkies town centre regeneration with a ____- bed hotel alongside new ______ accommodation and __________ units

A

130
office
food and drink

75
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Council investment alongside the private sector provides a real boost to the __________ sector in Torbay

A

tourism

76
Q

what does house building bring into Torquay

A

construction resources

77
Q

in torquay, ________ are mined for building materials locally and sent elsewhere

A

local clay pits

78
Q

in Torquay, in 2010 a project called ________ was delivered by Torbay Council and Partners to investigate …?

A

‘Torbay connected’
how artists could be involved in the development of urban public spaces

79
Q

in Torquay, _____ project begun to connect town centre to regenerated Harbour area.

2 hotels in Torquay will become …?

A

2018

student flats to house foreign students

80
Q

what do foregin students bring into Torquay

A

their culture and ideas from their home countries eg. Spanish Dutch Romanian and German

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