Elburton a village which makes up the parish and suburb of Plymstock, Plymouth, England. Situated on the east bank of the river Plym it is geographically and historically part of the South Hams. The parish also comprises the villages of Billacombe, Goosewell, Hooe, Mountbatten, Oreston, Pomphlett, Staddiscombe, Turnchapel and Plymstock proper, the centrally located village after which the parish and suburb is named. The main parish church is St Mary and All Saints in Plymstock.
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Until the 20th Century Plymstock was a rural parish but began to develop rapidly after the Second World War as a residential area outside of Plymouth. In 1967, Plymstock, along with Plympton, was amalgamated into the City of Plymouth. |
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