Plympton Erle is a ward of Plymouth that takes in the old market town of Plympton on the eastern edge of the city. The area retains a distinct historic core with medieval and Tudor roots - it was once a parliamentary borough - giving a village-like high street, churches and a few older buildings amid largely Victorian and 20th-century housing.
Today the ward feels largely residential and community-minded, with local shops, schools and small businesses serving commuters into central Plymouth. It sits close to the main road links out of the city, has regular bus services and a number of green spaces and community groups, so it combines suburban convenience with a strong sense of local identity.
Postcode districts covering Plympton Erle
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 2.3 miles
- Torquay 24.2 miles
- Paignton 21.6 miles
- Newton Abbot 21.8 miles
- Brixham 22.8 miles
- Saltash 7.7 miles
- Tavistock 11.9 miles
- Ivybridge 5.8 miles
- Kingsteignton 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Plympton St. Mary Ward 0.7 miles
- Plympton Chaddlewood Ward 1 mile
- Sherford Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Sparkwell Parish 1.7 miles
- Plymstock Dunstone Ward 1.9 miles
- Plymouth Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Brixton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Efford and Lipson Ward 2.4 miles
- Plymstock Radford Ward 2.6 miles
- Wembury & Brixton Ward 2.8 miles
- Newton & Yealmpton Ward 2.9 miles
- Compton Ward 3 miles
Example postcodes in Plympton Erle
PL7 1PE, PL7 1XQ, PL7 1UL, PL7 1XH, PL7 1YW, PL7 1SF, PL7 1WR, PL7 1TB, PL7 1LX … See all
Transport links
- Exeter International Airport 37.1 miles
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 41.6 miles
- Marsh Mills 1.3 miles
- Plymouth Railway Station 3.9 miles
Hotels in Plympton Erle Ad
Schools in Plympton Erle
- Longcause Community Special School Special
- Plympton St Maurice Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Priory C of E Infant & Nursery School Primary
- St Mary's Priory Junior School Primary
- Yealmpstone Farm Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cattewater Estate 3 miles
- Sensory Garden Gardens 4.1 miles
- Home Park Stadium 4.3 miles
- Wadham Rocks Beach Beach 6 miles
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 6.2 miles
- Antony Estate Estate 7.6 miles
- Tregantle Beach Beach 9.9 miles
- Bantham Beach Beach 10.7 miles
- South Milton Sands Beach 12.2 miles
- Hingston Down Hill 12.6 miles
- Buckfast Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles
- Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.4 miles