Plymtree

St John's Church, Plymtree

Plymtree is a small village and civil parish about 3.5 miles south of the town of Cullompton in the country of Devon, England. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Broadhembury, Payhembury, Clyst Hydon and Cullompton.[1] In 2001 it had a population of 605, compared to 359 in 1901.[2]

The village has a public house called The Blacksmith Arms and a Church of England primary school. There is a small village shop and post office, a village hall, playground and recreation field. The yearly country fayre is held on the August Bank Holiday. It has a cricket club and tennis court. In the churchyard of the St John the Baptist church is a historic yew tree.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Map of Devon Parishes" (PDF). Devon County Council. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Harris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 139. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
  3. ↑ http://www.britannia.com/history/devon/churches/plymtree.html

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Coordinates: 50°49′N 3°21′W / 50.817°N 3.350°W / 50.817; -3.350


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