Keyham railway station

Keyham railway station is a suburban station in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 249 miles 25 chains from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay. The station is close to the Devonport dockyard.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Devon, England, UK
Also known as: “KEY”, “Keyham Railway Station”, and “Keyham Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMNB Devonport and HMS Drake Howard Building.

HMNB Devonport

Military installation

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His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport is the largest naval base in Western Europe, and one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy. HMNB Devonport is situated 2,500 feet west of Keyham railway station.

HMS Drake Howard Building

Building

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HMS Drake Howard Building is situated 540 feet west of Keyham railway station.

Dockyard railway station

Railway station

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Dockyard railway station is a Great Western Railway suburban station on the Cornish Main Line in Devonport, Plymouth, England. As the name implies, it serves Devonport Dockyard. It is 248 miles 60 chains from London Paddington via Box and Plymouth Millbay. Dockyard railway station is situated 2,900 feet south of Keyham railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keyham and Weston Mill.

Keyham

Suburb

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Keyham is a Victorian-built area of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. It was built to provide dense cheap housing just outside the wall of HM Dockyard Devonport for the thousands of civilian workmen.

Weston Mill

Suburb

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Weston Mill is a district in the ward of Ham, which is part of the City of Plymouth, Devon, England. It consists of two parts Weston Mill Village which was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1155 and the other part which dates to the Victorian period, they are separated by Weston Mill Hill, which is the only street with this name.