Proper noun
Torpoint
A town in eastern Cornwall, England, opposite Plymouth and Devonport in Devon, to which it is linked by ferry.
A supplementary steamer service was also introduced in 1902, with the Volta and Lady Beatrice linking Torpoint to two locations in Devonport on a triangular route. Source: Internet
The boundary with Cornwall has not always been on the River Tamar as at present: until the late 19th century a few parishes in the Torpoint area were in Devon and five parishes now in north-east Cornwall were in Devon until 1974. Source: Internet