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679:, located on Clittaford Road. The church building was built in 1960, largely funded by the trustees of the recently closed Kelly College Mission and constructed according to a design of local architect Mr D. McDonald. The building was later extended in 1985, and now has a capacity of 250 people. Formerly part of the parish of Tamerton Foliot, it became a parish church in its own right in 1971.
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Primary is an amalgamation of the former
Southway and Tamerton Vale primaries. It opened in September 2008 on the site of the former Southway Primary School, before moving to a new location, on the site of the former Southway Community College, in June 2010. Tamerton Vale Primary had previously been situated on the western edge of the neighbourhood.
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housing programme, the land upon which
Southway is built was previously occupied by three farms, Southway, Langley and Birdcage, as well as parts of four other farms, Clittaford, Heathfield, Hendwell and Wyvell (now Widewell). Some of these are commemorated in street names, and much of the original
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in
Southway is average, with a rate of 11.18 per 1000 people in April 2011. However, in 2010 there was a 29.3% increase in crime compared with 2009, with particular rises in the rate of domestic burglaries (from 6 incidents to 27) and criminal damage (from 80 incidents to 102). According to surveys
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There are two primary schools in
Southway, which together comprise the Southernway Federation, with a single executive head and federation governing body. Oakwood Primary School opened in September 2009, after a refurbishment of the site occupied by Langley Infants and Junior Schools. Beechwood
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There are 2855 households in
Southway, with an average household size of 2.4. The majority (roughly 66%) of houses in Southway are terraced, with comparatively fewer detached or semi-detached properties. Flats comprise approximately 12% of dwellings. There is a lower than average rate of owner
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The population of
Southway has a higher proportion of over-60s than the city of Plymouth as a whole. Life expectancy is higher in Southway than for Plymouth as a whole, although 24.2% of residents have had a long-term illness and only 61.2% of people consider their health as 'good'.
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Southway has a lack of facilities for a neighbourhood of its size. The neighbourhood's one local centre is located on
Flamborough Road. Other local facilities, such as primary schools, are located apart from this centre. In 2017, supermarket Aldi opened a store on Flamborough Road.
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Southway
Community College, which closed in July 2002 due to a lack of pupils, had been founded by Peter Bindschedler in 1962 as Southway Comprehensive School. Its name later changed to Southway School before becoming Southway Community College in 1994.
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Plymouth
Miniature Steam is a club for model railway engineers, based at Goodwin Park. The club has been running since the 1960s, and based in Southway since 1990. The miniature railway is open to the public on the first and third Sundays of each month.
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A new residential development, of 490 dwellings, is currently being constructed in the north-east of
Southway. Other potential residential developments have also been proposed in Southway, including on the sites of two former primary schools.
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in the community, and the visible lack of police patrolling, is a source of concern to many Southway residents. In 2008, it was ranked the 28th worst neighbourhood in Plymouth in terms of crime.
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Southway Primary School changes its name to Beechwood Primary School, following its incorporation into the Southernway Federation along with Langley Primary School (now Oakwood Primary School).
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The neighbourhood is spread across an often steep topography, which provides good views to the open areas of woodland to the north and south. Southway lies to the north of the
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Southway is well-served with bus routes. The whole neighbourhood is within a 5-minute walk of a bus stop, and there are frequent services to Plymouth City Centre and
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area - these include Bonville Road and Bampfylde Way. Other themes for street names include Victorian Plymouthians (such as Burnard Close, after Robert Burnard),
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1213:"Notes of the POLICE AUTHORITY LIAISON MEETING for PLYMOUTH held in the School Hall, Beechwood Primary School, Plymouth on 27th January 2011 at 7.30pm"
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There are limited employment opportunities for Southway residents within the neighbourhood, with 2008 figures showing a job ratio of 0.55 per person.
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There are no designated cycle routes through the neighbourhood, largely because of the difficulties presented by the steep topography.
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Beechwood Primary School is relocated to a new building on the site of the former Southway Community College in Rockfield Avenue.
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There is a public library in Southway shopping centre, which is open six days a week with a range of information services.
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Local Nature Reserve, an area of woodland and grassland with extensive footpaths accessible from the housing estate.
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church of St Thomas More, which was built between 1963 and 1964. Originally a separate parish, it joined with the
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opens, followed by the estate's two other primary schools (Langley and Tamerton Vale) in the late 1960s.
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Some of the street names in Southway are named after families who had historically owned land in the
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a Private members club. There are also Anglican and Roman Catholic churches and a community centre
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parliamentary constituency, having previously been part of the now-defunct constituency of
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377:- the decision was made to build the estate, as extensive plans for the rebuilding of the
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across the neighbourhood, the houses are constructed with a range of materials, mainly
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Southway Surgery, located on Rockfield Avenue, has three GPs and offers a range of
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Fleming, Matt (8 March 2010). "New headteacher for two Plymouth primary schools".
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woodland and greenery remains in large pockets around the estate.
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added to the estate, complete with banks and a Public library
857:"Southway Neighbourhood Profile 2008 (North West Locality)"
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conducted by PACT and Plymouth City Council, the rate of
416:- The second phase of construction is mostly completed.
923:"Southway: Sustainable Neighbourhood Development Plan"
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city and its decimated housing stock were being made.
429:, The Merry Monk (The Abbots Way (The Old Southway))
1218:. Devon and Cornwall Police Authority. January 2011
739:Police statistics show that the level of crime and
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559:occupancy (54% compared with 68.9% nationally).
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895:"Southway Sustainable Neighbourhood Assessment"
598:), and British islands and headlands (such as
690:church of St Peter at the beginning of 2006.
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480:Housing types (based on 2009 census data)
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818:"Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas More"
475:Terraced housing in the north of Southway
614:Southway is within the Southway Ward of
393:- The first residents take up occupancy.
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1236:"Nazi BNP member sacked in Plymouth"
387:- Building work begins in September.
793:Moseley, Brain (24 November 2011).
426:, as well as two pubs The Falstaff
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1095:Moseley, Brian (11 April 2006).
399:- Southway Primary School opens.
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1076:Tapp, Nicola (4 January 2010).
816:Mosely, Brian (8 August 2004).
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360:Part of the city's extensive
1097:"Southway Community College"
1176:. Plymouth Miniature Steam.
1054:"Students' coursework lost"
795:"Church of the Holy Spirit"
671:Holy Spirit, Southway is a
594:(such as Alger Walk, after
28:Human settlement in England
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1252:Suburbs of Plymouth, Devon
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1188:"Crime maps for Southway"
1020:Chris Robinson's Plymouth
1002:Chris Robinson's Plymouth
984:Chris Robinson's Plymouth
966:Chris Robinson's Plymouth
948:Chris Robinson's Plymouth
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16:Suburb of Plymouth, Devon
582:Residential street names
432:and The Clittaford Club
19:Not to be confused with
1156:"St Thomas More Church"
1039:Plymouth Evening Herald
661:National Health Service
407:- The secondary school
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175:Postcode district
930:Plymouth City Council
902:Plymouth City Council
864:Plymouth City Council
746:anti-social behaviour
741:anti-social behaviour
616:Plymouth City Council
474:
828:on 28 September 2006
766:"Plymouth ward 2011"
618:. It is part of the
320:is a large suburban
300:50.4275°N 4.131667°W
153:Sovereign state
968:. 15 February 2000.
620:Plymouth, Moor View
596:William Henry Alger
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296: /
1127:"Southway Surgery"
709:Derriford Hospital
675:church within the
624:Plymouth Devonport
592:Mayors of Plymouth
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305:50.4275; -4.131667
249:Plymouth Moor View
241:UK Parliament
218:Devon and Somerset
206:Devon and Cornwall
187:Dialling code
79:13,029 (2011)
21:Southway, Somerset
1062:. 3 October 2002.
986:. 3 January 2004.
805:on 18 March 2012.
677:Diocese of Exeter
673:Church of England
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485:Housing type
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443:BAE Systems
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1082:The Herald
752:References
718:Demography
610:Government
332:county of
288:50°25′39″N
129:South West
76:Population
1192:Police.uk
703:Transport
688:Crownhill
639:Education
529:Terraced
501:Detached
344:Geography
291:4°07′54″W
225:Ambulance
163:Post town
1246:Category
1059:BBC News
667:Religion
564:typology
447:Invensys
369:Timeline
362:post-war
326:Plymouth
318:Southway
168:PLYMOUTH
93:Plymouth
85:District
58:Southway
34:Southway
932:. 2011.
904:. 2008.
866:. 2008.
771:5 April
727:Economy
494:England
467:Housing
379:blitzed
356:History
330:English
328:in the
272:England
180:PL6 6xx
145:England
139:Country
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1197:30 May
1137:30 May
1111:27 May
568:stucco
543:Flats
461:2010 -
455:2009 -
201:Police
121:Region
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694:Clubs
572:brick
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546:12.4
538:26.0
535:34.5
532:65.5
524:31.6
521:29.0
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277:Devon
191:01752
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