Plympton

Plympton
Looking down on part of the town from the castle
Plympton is located in Devon
Plympton
Plympton
Location within Devon
Population29,899 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSX542561
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPLYMOUTH
Postcode districtPL7
Dialling code01752
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°23′10″N 4°03′04″W / 50.386°N 4.051°W / 50.386; -4.051

Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Plympton Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries.

Plympton is an amalgamation of several villages, including St Mary's, St Maurice, Colebrook, Woodford, Newnham, Langage and Chaddlewood.

There is a handful of Primary schools, and 2 Secondary schools in Plympton. The majority of these are a Academy convertor