Upper Palaeolithic deposits, including bones of Homo sapiens, have been found in local caves, and artefacts … See more

As a unitary authority there is only one tier of local government covering Plymouth. Plymouth City Council meets at the Council House on Armada Way in the city centre. There are no civil parishes in the city, which is an … See more

Plymouth lies between the River Plym to the east and the River Tamar to the west; both rivers flow into the natural harbour of Plymouth Sound. Since 1967, the unitary authority of Plymouth has included the, once independe… See more

There are three universities based in Plymouth, the University of Plymouth, the University of St Mark & St John, and the Arts University Plymouth.
The University of Plymouth enrolls 23,155 total studen… See more

From the 2011 Census, the Office for National Statistics published that Plymouth's unitary authority area population was 256,384; 15,664 more people than that of the last census from 2001, which indicated that Plymo… See more

Because of its coastal location, the economy of Plymouth has traditionally been maritime, in particular the defence sector with over 12,000 people employed and approximately 7,500 in the armed forces. The … See more

Plymouth railway station is served by two train operating companies:
• Great Western Railway operates inter-city services to Penzance, Exeter St Davids, Taunton, Reading, London Paddington, Bristol Tem… See more