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Torrington may refer to:

People

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

Australia

Canada

Torrington, Alberta

United Kingdom

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

Other uses

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

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+'''Torrington''' may refer to:
-In the [[United Kingdom]]:
+{{TOC right}}
-*[[Great Torrington|Torrington]], a market town in the north of [[Devon]]
-*[[West Torrington, Lincolnshire|Torrington]], a small village in [[Lincolnshire]]
+==People==
-In [[Canada]]
+* [[Arthur Torrington]], Guyanese-born co-founder of the Windrush Foundation and the Equiano Society
-*[[Torrington, Alberta]]
+* [[Jeff Torrington]], Scottish writer
+* [[John Torrington]], English explorer and Royal Navy stoker
+* [[George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington]], British naval officer and statesman
+==Places==
-In the [[United States|United States of America]] which are named after it:
+===Australia===
-*[[Torrington, Connecticut]] - by far the larger of the two
-*[[Torrington, Wyoming]]
+* [[Torrington, New South Wales]]
+* [[Torrington, Queensland]]
+===Canada===
+* [[Torrington, Alberta]]
+===United Kingdom===
+* [[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===
+* [[Torrington, Connecticut]]
+* [[Torrington, Wyoming]]
+==Other uses==
-Torrington may also refer to:
-*the [[Battle of Torrington]] ([[1646]]) of the [[English Civil War]]
+*[[Battle of Torrington]], fought in 1646 during the English Civil War
-*the [[Earl of Torrington]]
+*[[Earl of Torrington]], a title in the British peerage
+*[[Viscount Torrington]], a title in the British peerage
+*[[HMS Torrington|HMS ''Torrington'']], the name of four ships of the Royal Navy
+*[[SS Torrington|SS ''Torrington'']], British collier built in 1905, sunk by German submarine in April 1917
+*[[Torrington (1847 brig)|''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==
-{{disambig}}
+* [[Thorrington]]
+{{disambig|geo|surname}}