What is Paignton?
{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Paignton | coordinates = {{coord|50|26|7|N|3|33|45|W|display=inline,title}} | lieutenancy_england = | subdivision_name = England | subdivision_name1 = [[Devon]] | area_code = 01803 | postal_code = TQ | postal2_code = TQ3, TQ4 | subdivision_name2 = [[Torbay (UK Parliament constituency)|Torbay]]<br />[[Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)|Totnes]] | subdivision_type2 = Constituency | subdivision_type1 = Lieutenancy | subdivision_name3 = [[Torbay]] | subdivision_type3 = Unitary | image_skyline = Preston sands.jpg | image_caption = View along Preston Sands beach | population_urban = 67,520 | population_urban_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwales/census2021 |website=Census 2021 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] }} '''Paignton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|eɪ|n|t|ən}} {{respell|PAYN|tən}}) is a [[town]] in [[Devon]], [[England]]. It is on the [[coast]] of [[Tor Bay]]. Together with [[Torquay]] and [[Brixham]], it forms the [[unitary authority|borough]] of [[Torbay]]. The borough was created in 1968. The Torbay area is a [[holiday]] destination. It is called the English [[French Riviera|Riviera]]. Paignton began as a [[Celt]]ic [[Urban-type settlement|settlement]]. It was first mentioned in 1086. The town grew as a small [[Fishing industry|fishing village]]. A [[Harbor|harbour]] was built in 1847. A [[Railway track|railway line]] was opened to passengers in 1859. This created links to Torquay and [[London]]. As more people started to live there, it joined with the [[Village|villages]] of [[Goodrington]] and [[Preston, Devon|Preston]]. Paignton is about {{Convert|25|mi}} north east of [[Plymouth]] and {{Convert|20|mi}} south of