Torquay remained a minor settlement until the Napoleonic wars , when Torbay was used as a sheltered anchorage by the Channel Fleet , and relatives of officers often visited Torquay .
The first major building in Torquay was Torre Abbey , a Premonstratensian monastery founded in 1196 .
Torquay remained a minor settlement until the Napoleonic wars , when Torquay was used as a sheltered anchorage by the Channel Fleet , and relatives of officers often visited Torquay .
The first major building in Torquay was Torre Abbey , a Premonstratensian monastery founded in 1196 .