Drake | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Drake_Circus,_Plymouth.jpg) Drake Circus and the Roland Levinsky Building, which is part of the university. | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Location_map_of_Drake_(ward)_within_Plymouth.svg) | |
| Coordinates (North Hill Church): 50°22′41.74″N 4°8′6.83″W / 50.3782611°N 4.1352306°W | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.849 km2 (0.328 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,831 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
| Postcode | PL4 |
Drake is an election ward within Plymouth, Devon, England. One of the main roads from the city to Tavistock and Dartmoor runs through the ward. In the past it played an important role in the supply of water to Plymouth, and it was the location of both a fatal bomb explosion and a large unexploded bomb during the Plymouth Blitz. The University of Plymouth has its main campus in this ward and the large student population has led to part of it being designated as one of the four areas subject to Designated Public Places Orders in the city. It is also the location of the city's main railway station, museum and public library.
- ^ "Drake (Ward): Key Figures for Physical Environment". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page).