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Paignton

Paignton (/ˈpeɪntən/ PAYN-tən) is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the borough of Torbay, which was created in 1968. The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the English Riviera. Paignton has origins as a Celtic settlement and was first mentioned in 1086. It grew as a small…

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Ambulance
South Western
Ceremonial county
Devon
Country
England
Dialling code
01803
Fire
Devon and Somerset
OS grid reference
SX8960

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Economy

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Beaches

Transport

People

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Paignton

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Edges144
Triples147
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013793
Components1

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related to Places of interest · 30
Paignton → Agatha Christie, British, December, Donald Sutherland, Dorset, Europe's, Festival Theatre, Galmpton, Gilbert, HMS Pinafore, Hyde Road, Innocence, It, Lyme Regis, Ordeal, Paignton Picture House, Palace Avenue, Penzance, Row, Seat
related to Beaches · 20
Paignton → Adventure Golf, Also, Beyond Goodrington, Both, Brixham, Broadsands, Fairy Cove, Goodrington, Immediately, Paignton Geoplay Park, Paignton Green, Paignton Harbour, Preston Sands, Saltern Coves, Splashdown Quaywest, Torbay Breccia, UNESCO Global Geopark, Urban District, Waterside, Young's Park
related to history · 20
Paignton → Anglo-Saxon, At, CE, Despite, Devon, Domesday Book, Formerly, Hookhills, Kerswell, Neolithic, Originally, Paington, Payngton, Peintone, Peynton, Pæga, Roman, Roundham Head, The, Torquay Museum
related to Economy · 18
Paignton → Bay, Carnival Procession, George Soudon Bridgman, In, It, July, June, Oldway Mansion, Paignton Pier, Paignton Sands, Paignton's, The, The English Riviera Air, The Festival Theatre, The Green, The Paignton Festival, Torbay Air, Torbay Carnival
related to Governance · 14
Paignton → Brixham, Goodrington, New Street, Old Town Hall, Paignton's, Preston, The, There, Torbay, Torbay Council, Torquay, Torquay Town Hall, Totnes Road, Until
related to Railway · 14
Paignton → Bristol, Cardiff, CrossCountry, Exeter, Exmouth, Great Western Railway, London Paddington, Manchester Piccadilly, Newton Abbot, Riviera Line, Taunton, Torbay Road, Torquay, Train
related to Ferries · 6
Paignton → Brixham, Ferry, Paignton Harbour, Paignton Pleasure Cruises, Torquay, We Ferry
related to People · 4
Paignton → John Gosling, Matthew Hockley, Notable, The Kinks
see also · 4
Paignton → Devon, Inn, List, TorbayKirkham HousePaignton AcademyRedcliffe HotelTorbay
related to External links · 2
Paignton → Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol

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torbay torquay railway town devon area built beach services brixham dartmouth goodrington county south preston exeter parish council local first

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PaigntonAmbulanceSouth Western1.00infobox
PaigntonCeremonial countyDevon1.00infobox
PaigntonCountryEngland1.00infobox
PaigntonDialling code018031.00infobox
PaigntonFireDevon and Somerset1.00infobox
PaigntonOS grid referenceSX89601.00infobox
PaigntonPoliceDevon and Cornwall1.00infobox
PaigntonPopulation67,520 (Built up area, 2021)1.00infobox
PaigntonPost townPAIGNTON1.00infobox
PaigntonPostcode districtTQ3, TQ41.00infobox
PaigntonRegionSouth West1.00infobox
PaigntonSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
PaigntonUK ParliamentTorbay South Devon1.00infobox
PaigntonUnitary authorityTorbay1.00infobox
Paigntonis apart0.90text

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