Great Torrington (often shortened to Torrington, though the towns of Little Torrington and Black Torrington are positioned in the very same region) is a small market town in the north of Devon, England. Parts of it are sited over ground with steep fall to the River Torridge below, with the lower-lying parts of the town vulnerable to occasional flooding. Torrington is in the centre of Tarka Country, a landscape caught by Henry Williamson in his novel Tarka the Otter in 1927. Great Torrington has one of one of the most active offering neighborhoods in the United Kingdom. In July 2019, Great Torrington was reported to be the healthiest location to stay in Britain. Scientists from the College of Liverpool located that the location had low degrees of pollution, excellent accessibility to green area and health services, along with few retail outlets.