Plymouth

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Plymouth

Total population

264,695

Coordinates50.37°, -4.14°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers Plym and Tamar, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Exeter and 193 miles (311 km) southwest of London. It is the most populous city in Devon.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Christopher Lovelock

British academic

John Langdon Down

British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)

Donald Sinden

English actor (1923–2014)

Moura Lympany

British musician (1916–2005)

Henry Every

English captain and pirate

Sheryll Murray

British politician (born 1956)

George Bentham

British botanist (1800-1884)

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George Carew

English diplomat and historian (1556-1612)

John Macarthur

British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer in Australia (1767-1834)

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Patricia Carson

English historian and author (1929–2014)

Evan Nepean

British Naval officer and administrator

George Henry Richards

naval officer, Hydrographer of the Royal Navy 1863-1874 (1820-1896)

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Ryan Dickson

Footballer (born 1986)

William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough

politician in Britain and Ireland (1704-1793)

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Reg Jenkins

English footballer (1938-2013)

Ann Glanville

British rower

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• Callington
  11.8 mi away
• Looe
  13.8 mi away
• Kingsbridge
  17.1 mi away
• Salcombe
  18.7 mi away · pop. 2,200
• Buckland in the Moor
  19 mi away
• Fowey
  21.9 mi away · pop. 2,131
• Bovey Tracey
  25.6 mi away
• Camelford
  29.3 mi away
• North Tawton
  31.5 mi away
• Tremayne
  34 mi away
• Chulmleigh
  39.3 mi away
• Cranbrook
  41.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Plymouth

The story of Plymouth

R. A. J. Walling · 1950

The Ely Ancestry

Moses Sperry Beach · 2018

Alexander Mackenzie, Denis Mitchell, John Wells

Plymouth (England) · 1975

Borough of Plymouth. At a meeting of the committee, appointed to regulate such proceedings as might be proper to be adopted for the defence of the country, ..

Plymouth (England) · 1799

His Majesty having been pleased to issue His royal proclamation, for a general thanksgiving, to Almighty God, on Tuesday the 19th instant, for the many signal and important victories obtained by His navy, in the present war. The Mayor has thought proper to give this public notice, that a collection is intended to be made at the parish churches, in this town, immediately after the sermon, on that day, for the relief of the wounded seamen, and the widows and orphans of such as were killed in the late action between Admiral Lord Duncan, and the Dutch fleet. ..

Plymouth (England) · 1797

[Bye-laws, 1891-1904]

Plymouth (England) · 1891

Regulations made by the mayor, aldermen and burgesses ... with respect to dairies, cowsheds and milkshops ...

Plymouth (England) · 1900

Regulations for preventing waste

Plymouth (England) · 1893

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Vestal

Rhodometra sacraria

Seen 2026-10-05

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-05

Lunar Underwing

Agrochola lunosa

Seen 2026-10-05

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-10-05

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-10-05

Sea Campion

Silene uniflora

Seen 2026-10-05

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Seen 2026-10-05

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-10-05

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Seen 2026-10-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Plymouth, sourced from Wikidata.

• ArmadaCon

  recurring event

  science fiction convention held in Plymouth

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

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