Plympton

Plympton is a suburb located in south-east Plymouth. It was originally an ancient stannary town and an important trading centre for locally-mined tin. It was also a port, until the River Plym silted up and the sea trade moved down the river to Plymouth.

Although long since swallowed up by the City of Plymouth - it officially became part of the city, along with Plymstock, in 1967 - Plympton still has its own town centre, and is itself an amalgamation of several smaller districts, including St Mary's, St Maurice, Colebrook, Woodford, Newnham, Langage and Chaddlewood.