Plympton, Plymouth

About Plympton

Plympton sits 521 m SSE of Plymouth in City of Plymouth. Among the nearby places are Plympton St Maurice just 521 m South South East, Colebrook situated 872 m North West, Underwood lying 925 m West, Chaddlewood only 1.1 km East and Woodford around 1.6 km West North West. Other settlements close by include St. Stephens Place, Blackpool, Drakeland Corner and Plymstock.

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The place data here is drawn from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence.

Local Map

Map of Plympton

Location Summary

  • Plympton is a neighbourhood in Plymouth
  • Administrative Area:City of Plymouth
  • Ceremonial County: Devon
  • Historic County: City of Plymouth
  • Region & Country:South West / England

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearby Localities

Smaller Settlements

Beaches

  • Mount Batten6.4 km WSW
  • Pebble Side7.3 km WSW
  • Reform Beach7.1 km WSW

Parks

  • Palm Cross Green12.1 km ESE
  • Pennsylvania Park54.0 km NE
  • Pleasure Grounds38.8 km N
  • The Lawn46.4 km ENE

Woods

  • Binicliff Wood1.5 km NNE
  • Hardwick Wood1.5 km WSW
  • Holly Wood1.6 km NNE
  • Plympton Covert603 m SSW

Hills

  • Amados Hill1.4 km WSW
  • Bottle Hill3.4 km NE
  • Dorsmouth Rock718 m SW
  • Hemerdon Ball3.4 km NE

Lakes

  • Blachford Fish Pond7.7 km ENE
  • Drake's Place Reservoir6.3 km W
  • Drakelands Trout Lake3.8 km NE
  • The Clam5.9 km SE

Waterfalls

  • Broad Falls15.4 km NE
  • Horseshoe Falls22.0 km NE
  • Yealm Steps10.5 km NE

Headlands

  • Hooelake Point5.5 km SW
  • Steer Point6.2 km S

Islands

  • Drake's Island8.1 km WSW
  • Great Mew Stone9.8 km SSW

Wetlands

  • May's Marsh2.6 km WNW
  • Saltram Point3.6 km WSW
  • Arnold's Point4.0 km WSW

Health Services

  • Local Care CentreHospital 4.6 km WSW
  • Derriford HospitalHospital 5.7 km NW
  • The Long Brook Residential HomeMedical 571 m S
  • Merafield ViewMedical 831 m WSW

Education

  • Plympton AcademySchool 200 m NNW
  • Old Priory Junior AcademySchool 454 m W
  • Plymouth UniversityUniversity 5.3 km NW

Train Stations

  • Marsh Mills2.4 km WNW
  • Plymbridge Wood3.1 km NW

Bus Stations

  • Kingsbridge Bus Station22.6 km ESE
  • Exeter Bus Station52.9 km NE

Coach Stations

  • Plymouth Coach Station6.8 km WSW
  • Torquay Coach Station37.7 km ENE

Ferry Terminals

  • Mount Batten Passenger Ferry Terminal6.4 km WSW
  • Barbican Landing Stage6.4 km WSW

Airports

  • Plymouth City Airport5.7 km NW
  • Exeter Airport59.4 km NE

Airfields

  • Bolt Head Airfield25.5 km SE

Heliports

  • Cornwall Air Ambulance Station66.3 km W

Harbours

  • Sutton Harbour6.2 km WSW
  • Fort Picklecombe Harbour9.8 km WSW