TORPOINT PARISH

Introduction

Torpoint (Cornish: Penntorr) is a civil parish and town on the Rame Peninsula in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated opposite the city of Plymouth across the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the River Tamar. Torpoint had a population of 8,457 at the 2001 census, decreasing to 8,364 at the 2011 census. Two electoral wards also exist (Torpoint East and Torpoint West). Their combined populations at the same census were 7,717.Torpoint is linked to Plymouth (and Devonport) by the Torpoint Ferry. The three vessels that operate the service are chain ferries – that is, they are propelled across the river by pulling themselves on fixed chains which lie across the bed of the river. The journey takes about seven minutes.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	510 hectares
Population	7,445 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	1,459 people/km²
Mean age	41.5
Ward	Rame Peninsula & St Germans
District	Cornwall
Postcodes	PL11
ONS ID	E04011591