Plymouth, England

E10648

city port city

Plymouth, England is a historic port city on the south coast of Devon, renowned for its maritime heritage and role as a major departure point for transatlantic voyages.

Aliases (4)

Plymouth city centre ×2
Plymouth ×1
Plymouth city centre area ×1
Plymouth, United Kingdom ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → port city →
bombedDuring	Second World War →
bombingName	Plymouth Blitz →
ceremonialCounty	Devon →
contains	Royal Navy base HMNB Devonport →
country	United Kingdom →
demonym	Plymothian →
dialingCode	01752 →
governingBody	Plymouth City Council →
hasLandmark	Barbican → National Marine Aquarium → Plymouth Hoe → Plymouth Sound → Royal Citadel → Smeaton's Tower →
hasPort	Plymouth port →
hasUniversity	Plymouth Marjon University → University of Plymouth →
historicCounty	Devon →
historicEvent	departure of the Mayflower in 1620 →
knownFor	historic port → maritime heritage → naval base → transatlantic voyages →
locatedAtMouthOf	River Plym →
locatedIn	Devon →
locatedNear	River Tamar →
locatedOn	English Channel → south coast of Devon →
navalBaseName	HMNB Devonport →
partOf	England →
population	approximately 260000 →
postalCodeArea	PL →
postWarFeature	extensive post-war reconstruction →
primaryEconomicSectors	defence → marine industries → service sector → tourism →
rankInEnglandByPopulation	one of the largest cities in South West England →
region	South West England →
roleInHistory	important Royal Navy base → major departure point for transatlantic voyages →
status	borough → unitary authority →
timeZone	GMT →
timeZoneDST	BST →
transport	Plymouth railway station → ferry services to continental Europe →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Plymouth Colony → Plymouth, Massachusetts → Plymouth, Massachusetts →	namedAfter
Mayflower landing at Plymouth → Sea Venture shipwreck →	voyageOrigin
Plymouth Hoe ("Plymouth city centre") →	adjacentTo
Mayflower →	departedFrom
Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte →	departurePoint
Sea Venture →	departurePort
Degory Priest →	embarkedFrom
Mayflower II →	firstVoyageOrigin
Plymouth railway station ("Plymouth city centre") →	locatedNear
Blitz ("Plymouth") →	location
Barbican ("Plymouth city centre area") →	partOf
Auxerre ("Plymouth, United Kingdom") →	twinnedWith
Pilgrims →	voyageStartLocation