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Plymouth (/ ˈ p l ɪ m ə θ / ⓘ PLIH-məth) 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.
In 1914 Plymouth absorbed the neighbouring towns of Devonport and East Stonehouse. [6] The enlarged Plymouth was awarded city status on 18 October 1928, after which the corporation's formal title was the "mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Plymouth", also known as the city council. [7] [8] The position of mayor was raised to a lord ...
The PL postcode area, also known as the Plymouth postcode area, [2] is a group of 35 postcode districts in South West England, within 25 post towns.These cover west Devon (including Plymouth, Tavistock, Ivybridge, Yelverton and Lifton) and east Cornwall (including St Austell, Bodmin, Liskeard, Launceston, Looe, Saltash, Torpoint, Callington, Wadebridge, Boscastle, Calstock, Camelford, Delabole ...
Barne Barton; Belliver; Cattedown; Compton; Crabtree; Crownhill; Deer Park; Derriford; Devonport; Drake; Efford; Eggbuckland; Ernesettle; Estover; Glenholt; Greenbank ...
1820 – Plymouth Herald and Plymouth Journal newspapers begin publication. [28] 1823 – 26 September: Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway (horse-worked) opened for granite traffic to Sutton Pool. 1826 – Plymouth Mechanics' Institute founded. [21] 1828 Royal Union Baths built. [21] Plymouth, Devonport, and Cornwall Races begin. [21] 1829
Sherford is a new town under construction in Devon, England.Part of the land for development lies within Plymouth and the rest within South Hams.. Development on the site was originally due to start in 2007, and its first 300 dwellings were to be built in 2009.
Plymouth is a principal stop on the Exeter-Plymouth line and Cornish Main Line; it is located 245 miles 75 chains (245.94 mi; 395.8 km) from ‹See TfM› London Paddington, via Box. [1] It is also the usual terminus for the Tamar Valley Line services from Gunnislake .
The earliest records of the name Plymouth date from around this time (as Plymmue in 1230, Plimmuth in 1234). [1] [3] Plymouth notably lent its name to the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts following the departure of the Pilgrim Fathers aboard the Mayflower in 1620, as well as many other settlements in North America.