Cattewater
The city of Plymouth, Devon, England is bounded by Dartmoor to the north, the Hamoaze to the west, the open expanse of water called Plymouth Sound to the south and the river Plym to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include National Marine Aquarium and Sutton Harbour.
National Marine Aquarium
Public aquarium
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The National Marine Aquarium, which opened in May 1998, is situated in Plymouth in south-west England. It is the largest aquarium in the UK and houses over 5,000 animals.
Sutton Harbour
Marina
Photo: Partonez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Church of St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St John the Evangelist in Plymouth, Devon, England is a grade II listed Anglican parish church. It was built 1851-1855 by Benjamin Ferrey, who had been a pupil of Pugin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cattedown and Oreston.
Cattedown
Suburb
Photo: Adrian Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cattedown is an inner city suburb of Plymouth, Devon. Its position beside the River Plym estuary just short of the mouth led to its early settlement. It is believed that the name Cattedown originated from a rocky outcrop nearby on the River Plym that looked like a cat.
Oreston
Suburb
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oreston, formerly a village on the southern bank of the Cattewater, is now a suburb of Plymouth. It is recorded as Horestone on the 1591 Spry Map of Plimmouth.
Mount Batten
Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
Mount Batten is a 24-metre tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert.
Cattewater
- Type: Estate
- Description: stretch of water where the mouth of the river Plym merges with Plymouth Sound
- Categories: watercourse and agriculture
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Slovenian—“Cattewater” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كات ووتر”
- Finnish: “Cattewater”
- French: “Cattewater”
- Slovenian: “Cattewater”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Batten Tower and Plymouth Castle.
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