Torrington
Torrington may refer to:
People
[edit]- Arthur Torrington, Guyanese-born co-founder of the Windrush Foundation and the Equiano Society
- Jeff Torrington, Scottish writer
- John Torrington, English explorer and Royal Navy stoker
- George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, British naval officer and statesman
Places
[edit]Australia
[edit]Canada
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]- Black Torrington, a village in Devon
- East Torrington, a small village in Lincolnshire
- Great Torrington, a market town in north Devon
- Little Torrington, a village in Devon
- West Torrington, a small village in Lincolnshire
- Torrington (UK Parliament constituency), in Devon
United States
[edit]Other uses
[edit]- Battle of Torrington, fought in 1646 during the English Civil War
- Earl of Torrington, a title in the British peerage
- Viscount Torrington, a title in the British peerage
- HMS Torrington, the name of four ships of the Royal Navy
- SS Torrington, British collier built in 1905, sunk by German submarine in April 1917
- Torrington (1847 brig), a sailing brig built in 1847 in Nova Scotia, which sank in New Zealand in 1851
- Torrington F.C., football club in Great Torrington, Devon
- Torrington railway station, Devon
- Torrington Company, Antifriction Bearing Company
See also
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