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Plymstock was a rural parish but began to develop rapidly just before and after the Second World War as a residential area outside Plymouth but acting as a dormitory area for the city. In 1961 the parish had a population of 14,700. On 1 April 1967, Plymstock, along with
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his horse and climbed inside for shelter, but still froze to death. He left a message to say that the first person to bury him would get his lands at
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McDonald's burger restaurant. The population at the time of the
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430:"Plymstock.Dunstone ward population"
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208:Situated on the east bank of the
32:Civil parish in Plymouth, England
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1596:North Devon's Biosphere Reserve
1228:List of civil parishes in Devon
508:. Plymouth Data. Archived from
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1511:Grade I listed buildings
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778:Plymouth coach station
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654:University of Plymouth
450:Watts, Victor (2010).
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832:Plymouth City Council
687:City College Plymouth
334:. There are no local
324:comprehensive schools
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801:Railways in Plymouth
512:on 26 September 2013
83:50.35694°N 4.09000°W
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1021:Budleigh Salterton
351:Coombe Dean School
336:independent school
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168: • Total
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1108:Kingsbridge
1083:Hatherleigh
953:Teignbridge
943:North Devon
536:West Briton
516:14 February
502:"Plymstock"
435:15 February
414:15 February
280:Old English
272:Plemestocha
256:2001 Census
188:and former
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1611:Categories
1200:Teignmouth
1143:Okehampton
1098:Ilfracombe
1088:Holsworthy
1051:Cullompton
1036:Chulmleigh
996:Barnstaple
963:West Devon
948:South Hams
928:East Devon
713:Armada Way
395:References
295:Turnchapel
214:South Hams
210:River Plym
163:Population
145:Government
71:50°21′25″N
18:Turnchapel
1395:Swincombe
1305:West Dart
1300:East Dart
1224:See also:
1195:Tavistock
1170:Plymstock
1103:Ivybridge
1056:Dartmouth
1031:Chudleigh
986:Axminster
981:Ashburton
938:Mid Devon
759:(defunct)
742:Transport
701:Landmarks
639:Education
625:Plymstock
385:Tavistock
355:windmills
349:In 2008,
314:Amenities
299:Yealmpton
248:Morrisons
204:Geography
178:Plymstock
74:4°05′24″W
39:Plymstock
1561:Dartmoor
1425:Torridge
1420:Thrushel
1350:West Lyn
1345:East Lyn
1205:Tiverton
1185:Sidmouth
1175:Salcombe
1165:Plympton
1159:Plymouth
1153:Paignton
1046:Crediton
1026:Chagford
1001:Bideford
958:Torridge
907:Plymouth
674:Colleges
630:Plympton
611:Plymouth
568:. p. 30.
485:31 March
372:Folklore
366:Barbican
340:11+ exam
288:Plympton
260:postcode
218:Elburton
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