Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for PLYM-BRIDGE

PLYM-BRIDGE, a picturesque spot in the S W of Devon; on the river Plym, at the commencement of Bickleigh vale, 3¼ miles N E of Plymouth. A moss-cladold bridge gives name to it; a wayside chapel adjoins it; and a neighbouring hill commands a superb view over Plymouth sound.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a picturesque spot"   (ADL Feature Type: "locations")
Administrative units: Devon AncC
Place: Plym Bridge

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