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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.
Sep 6, 2020 · In the years after the Norman Conquest, when the castle at St Maurice was constructed, Plympton was still a navigable port – and the Barbican, or stronghold by the water, at St Maurice...
Difficult to believe today but in medieval times Plympton was a busy port and an important ecclesiastical centre. The Plym estuary was navigable for ships to moor and unload their cargo almost to St. Mary’s Church, there was probably a sea wall following the line of what is now Market Road.
The old part of the town, Plympton St Maurice, is very picturesque as it survives from the days when it was an important trading centre for locally mined Tin, and a bustling port, (before the river silted up and the sea trade moved to Plymouth).
There is little evidence of the fact that there was a port here nowadays, except for the street names and the mooring points around Fore Street. The whole area of Valley road, which includes several football pitches lies on top of what was water 600 years ago.
Once the Normans had settled Tin was mined in greater quantities on Dartmoor, and the Town started to flourish, with St Maurice becoming a very important trading port, whilst St Mary had to wait for the coming of rail to prosper better than St Maurice.
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. Overview. Map.
