Ford

Ford is a Victorian-built area of Plymouth, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies 1.6 miles north-west of the city centre, between the suburbs of Milehouse and Keyham. Between 1890 and 1964 the area was served by Ford railway station.

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Type: Suburb
Description: suburb of Plymouth, in Devon, England, UK
Also known as: “Ford, Plymouth”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Home Park and Dockyard railway station.

Home Park

Stadium

Photo: Lee Vilenski, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Home Park is a football stadium in the area of Milehouse, Plymouth, Devon, England. With a capacity of 17,900, the ground has been the home of Plymouth Argyle Football Club since 1903, and was also used between 1900 and 1903 by Argyle Athletic club and Argyle F.C. and for athletics and rugby.

Dockyard railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY 4.0.

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.

Devonport railway station

Railway station

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Devonport railway station serves the Devonport area of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is 248 miles 28 chains from London Paddington measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay. It is managed by Great Western Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stoke and Milehouse.

Stoke

Suburb

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Stoke, also referred to by its earlier name of Stoke Damerel, is an inner suburb of the city of Plymouth, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. In 1844, Stoke Damerel was described as a parish in Roborough hundred, adjoining the borough of Plymouth, and including Devonport within it.

Milehouse

Suburb

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Milehouse is a late Victorian and 1930s suburb of Plymouth. It is now notable for a substantial traffic junction, the vast depot base of the local city bus company, a Wetherspoons pub and an undertaker.