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Plymouth (/ ˈ p l ɪ m ə θ / ⓘ PLIM-əth) is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers Plym and Tamar, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Exeter and 193 miles (311 km) southwest of London.
The History of Plymouth in Devon, England, extends back to the Bronze Age, when the first settlement began at Mount Batten a peninsula in Plymouth Sound facing onto the English Channel. It continued as both a fishing and continental tin trading port through the late Iron Age into the Early Medieval period, until the more prosperous Saxon ...
Barne Barton; Belliver; Cattedown; Compton; Crabtree; Crownhill; Deer Park; Derriford; Devonport; Drake; Efford; Eggbuckland; Ernesettle; Estover; Glenholt; Greenbank ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
A map by Wenceslas Hollar showing the temporary fortifications of the Siege of Plymouth during the English Civil War. During the English Civil War, Plymouth declared for Parliament while much of the rest of Devon and Cornwall was a stronghold of the Royalists. Accordingly, the town was besieged by Royalist forces between 1643 and 1646.
Arms of Wise of Sydenham and Mount Wise: Sable, three chevronels ermine In about 1400 the manor of Stoke Damerel, within which is situated Mount Wise, was inherited by Thomas Wise of Sydenham in the parish of Marystow in Devon, (son and heir of John Wise (fl.1403) of Sydenham, living in 1403 [4]) upon his marriage to Margaret Brett (alias Brit), [5] daughter and heiress of Robert Brett of ...
A depiction of the town and fortifications of Plymouth around Sutton Pool, from a chart dated 1540. Sutton Harbour, formerly known as Sutton Pool, is the original port of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is still a busy fishing port and marina and is bounded on one side by the historic Barbican district.
The siege of Plymouth took place during the First English Civil War, when Royalist forces besieged Plymouth, in Devon, held by a Parliamentary garrison.. With the exception of a brief interlude in July 1644, the town was isolated for most of the period from August 1642 to January 1646; however, control of the sea meant the garrison could easily be resupplied.