Torpoint is a civil parish and community on the Rame Peninsula in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. It is located opposite the city of Plymouth throughout the Hamoaze which is the tidal tidewater of the River Tamar. Torpoint had a population of 8,457 at the 2001 census, reducing to 8,364 at the 2011 census. 2 electoral wards likewise exist (Torpoint East as well as West). Their mixed populations at the exact same census were 7,717. In the Cornish language Torpoint is called Penntorr (regional individual band Pentorr have actually taken their name from this). Torpoint is linked to Plymouth (and Devonport) by the Torpoint Ferry. The three vessels that run the service are chain ferries-- that is, they are propelled throughout the river by drawing themselves on dealt with chains which exist across the bed of the river. The trip takes about seven mins.