[1] The modern day area of Chelston is located almost entirely west of the Riviera Line railway tracks, with its northern boundaries taking in the lower half of Queensway and Sherwell Valley, bordered to the west with Cockington Village, and to the south by Corbyn Head and the sea.

Three neolithic stone axes were found near Chelston Tower in the 1890s and flint scrapers south of Nut Bush Lane.

From 15 to 17 May 1882, the Devon County Agricultural Association Show was held on the grounds of Chelston Manor, around present day Walnut Road.

[2] A tornado struck the area on the morning of 17 October 1898, causing varying degrees of damage to houses in Sherwell Valley and minor injuries to residents.

The local bus service, Stagecoach Devon, operates circular route number 35 connecting the area with downtown Torquay and other suburbs.