Plympton Castle

Plympton Castle is a ruined medieval castle in , , . It stands above the Tory Brook, and may replace an older fortification. The castle was founded as an earth and timber in the late 11th century by either Richard de Redvers or his son, Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: former castle near Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Remains of Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Maurice, Plympton and Longcause Community Special School.

Church
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Church of St Maurice is located in , , England. Dating to the 15th century, it is now a Grade II* listed building. The church is of denomination. is situated 400 feet east of Plympton Castle.

School
is a special school for students aged 4 to 16 with learning difficulties. The college has about 100 students. The school specialises in children with cognitive, learning, communication and interaction difficulties. is situated 830 feet east of Plympton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plympton St Maurice and Plympton.

Suburb
Plympton is a suburb of the city of in , England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Plympton Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries.

Town
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is a suburb of the city of in , England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries.

Locality
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is a suburb of in the county of . Originally, it was a small village beside the coaching route around the top of the where travellers stopped before or after crossing the marshland known as Marsh Mills and the road to then Exeter and London. is situated 2 miles west of Plympton Castle.

Plympton Castle

Latitude
50.38357° or 50° 23′ 1″ north
Longitude
-4.04851° or 4° 2′ 55″ west
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
Open location code
9C2Q9XM2+CH
Geo­Names ID
6287046
Wiki­data ID
Q15840668
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Plympton Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Plympton Castle”
  • Danish: “Plympton Castle”
  • German: “Plympton Castle”
  • Swedish: “Plympton Castle”

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