Cattedown
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.
- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- Description: suburb of Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
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Cattedown
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Latitude
50.36755° or 50° 22′ 3″ north
Longitude
-4.12014° or 4° 7′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C2Q9V9H+2W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Cattedown” goes by many names.
CattedownIrish
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