Plympton St Maurice

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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: area in Plympton, Devon, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Plympton Earls” and “Plympton Erle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Maurice, Plympton and Plympton Castle.

Church
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Ruins
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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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plympton and Sparkwell.

Town
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of . Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425. is situated 2 miles northeast of Plympton St Maurice.

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 2½ miles west of Plympton St Maurice.

Plympton St Maurice

Latitude
50.38253° or 50° 22′ 57″ north
Longitude
-4.03727° or 4° 2′ 14″ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
9C2Q9XM7+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1629831494
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13268447
Wiki­data ID
Q106929662
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Irish to Swedish—“Plympton St Maurice” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Plympton St Maurice”
  • Ladin: “Plympton St Maurice”
  • Swedish: “Plympton St Maurice”
  • “Plympton St Maurice”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yealmpstone Farm Primary School and Plympton St Maurice Primary School.

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