Polsloe

Polsloe is a suburb of the city of Exeter in Devon, England. It lies to the east of the city centre and is served by Polsloe Bridge railway station. The name Polsloe is derived from Poll's marsh, named after Poll, the owner of land here at the time of the Domesday Book.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Mark’s Church and Polsloe Bridge railway station.

St. Mark’s Church

Church

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Polsloe Bridge railway station

Railway station

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Polsloe Bridge railway station is a suburban railway station in Exeter, Devon, England. The station serves the Polsloe, Mount Pleasant, Hamlin and Whipton areas of the city.

St James Park

Stadium

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St James Park is a football stadium in Exeter, Devon, England, and is the home of Exeter City Football Club. The capacity of St James Park following completion of a £3.4 million redevelopment project is 8,219.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Livery Dole and Heavitree.

Livery Dole

Locality

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Livery Dole in Exeter, Devon, is an ancient triangular site between what is today Heavitree Road and Magdalen Road, in the eastern suburbs of Exeter. It was most notoriously used as a place for executions, and has contained an almshouse and chapel since 1591.

Heavitree

Suburb

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Heavitree is a historic village and former civil parish situated formerly outside the walls of the City of Exeter in Devon, England, and is today an eastern district of that city.