| Great Torrington | |
|---|---|
 Great Torrington Town Hall in the centre of the town | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Great Torrington Location within Devon | |
| Population | 5,953 (2021 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SS4919 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TORRINGTON |
| Postcode district | EX38 |
| Dialling code | 01805 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Great Torrington (often abbreviated to Torrington, though the villages of Little Torrington and Black Torrington are situated in the same region) is a market town in Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to the River Torridge below, with the lower-lying parts of the town prone to occasional flooding. Torrington is in the centre of Tarka Country, a landscape captured by Henry Williamson in his novel Tarka the Otter in 1927. Great Torrington has one of the most active volunteering communities in the United Kingdom.[2]
In July 2019, Great Torrington was reported to be the healthiest place to live in Britain. Researchers from the University of Liverpool found that the area had low levels of pollution, good access to green space and health services, along with few retail outlets.[3]
- ^ "Great Torrington (Devon, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
- ^ Edwards, Goodwin and Woods (2003), Citizenship, community and participation in small towns: a case study of regeneration partnerships, in Imrie and Raco (eds), Urban Renaissance?: New Labour, community and urban policy, Policy Press, Bristol
- ^ Badshah, Nadeem (1 July 2019). "Soho is Britain's unhealthiest place to live, study finds". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 July 2019.