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DEVONPORT, a municipal, county and parliamentary borough of Devonshire, England, contiguous to East Stonehouse and Plymouth, the seat of one of the royal dockyards, and an important naval and military station.
The town hall, erected in 1821-1822 partly after the design of the Parthenon, is distinguished by a Doric portico; while near it are the public library, in Egyptian style, and a conspicuous Doric column built of Devonshire granite.
A ropery at Devonport produces half the hempen ropes used in the navy.
No one is exactly sure how Devonport got its name although it is obvious that the origins must be associated with the County of Devon in southern England.
One school of thought argues, without any strong evidence, that Devonport was named, with a nice sense of nostalgia for the 'old country', after the coastal town of Devonport in the county of Devon.
The town of Devonport came into being on 11 February 1890 when two smaller townships - Formby on the west side of the Mersey River (it had been laid out in 1853) and Torquay on the east bank (established 1851) - amalgamated.
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