Plympton

Plympton
Looking down on part of the town from the castle
Plympton Location within Devon
Population	29,899 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SX542561
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PLYMOUTH
Postcode district	PL7
Dialling code	01752
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South West Devon
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