Paignton

Paignton

Administrative Port: Brixham

County: Devon

Population: 49021

Paignton is a seaside town on the coast of Devon, England. It has origins as a Celtic settlement and grew as a small fishing village. Nowadays, Paignton's economy relies extensively on tourism and the town is marketed as a location for family holidays.

Images of Paignton

Background information
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 1	2
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 2	0
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet	Vessels total	2
Landings	Total Landings (tonnes)	Demersal (tonnes)
Landings	Total Landings (tonnes)	Pelagic (tonnes)
Landings	Total Landings (tonnes)	Shellfish (tonnes)
Landings	Total Landings (tonnes)	Main species (tonnes)
Landings	Total Landings (tonnes)	All species (tonnes)
Landings	Values	Demersal
Landings	Values	Pelagic
Landings	Values	Shellfish
Landings	Values	All species
Landings	Number of fishermen	Number of fishermen (Regular)
Landings	Number of fishermen	Number of fishermen (Part-time)
Landings	Number of fishermen	Number of fishermen Total
Landings	Major fish species
Landings	Landing points
Landings	Location of auctions
Governance and organisation	Governance
Governance and organisation	FLAG
Governance and organisation	Location of fishermen's organisations
Branding	Brand labels
Fish as food	Fish selling	Fishmonger: 'The Fish Plaice, 1 Victoria St, Town Centre, Paignton TQ4 5DH
Fish as food	Fish processing	Kingfisher Brixham, Unit 4/5, Torbay Business Park, Woodview Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7HP
Fish as food	Restaurants/hotels	Richard's Fish Café, 39 Seaway Rd, Paignton, Torbay TQ3 2NX
Tourism & Education	Tourism & Fishing	Fishing Trip: Ashleys Fishing Trips, North Quay, The Harbour, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6DU
Tourism & Education	Festivals	Torbay Fishing Festival
Tourism & Education	Fishing museums
Tourism & Education	Aquariums
Tourism & Education	Monuments
Tourism&Education	Fishing training School

Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels

Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels

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