View of Mutley Plain looking north from the junction with North Hill

Mutley Plain is a street in Plymouth, Devon. The main street of Mutley, a dense Victorian suburb,the term is often applied to the whole area despite the area being named 'Mutley'. The road itself is a very busy dual-carriageway,the B3250, with eight sets of traffic lights/pelican crossings. A far cry from the smart tree lined avenue built in late Victorian times and improved over the next half century as a plush local shopping place for both its own dense busy neighbourhood and the affluent area to the north. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the city in England. ... For other uses, see Devon (disambiguation). ...

History

Mutley Plain lies on the route of an ancient road linking Bilburgh, a Bronze Age settlement on the coast at Sutton Pool which later formed the nucleus of the city of Plymouth, to the north. Mutley was originally the name of two parishes to the west of this road in the valley of the Houndiscombe Brook, the land to the east being part of the parish of Lipson.^[1] For the span of recorded history starting roughly 5,000-5,500 years ago, see Ancient history. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... For other uses, see Coast (disambiguation). ... Look up nucleus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Look up North in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley In geology, a valley (also called a vale or dale) is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. ... A compass rose For other uses, see East (disambiguation). ...

Before the Norman invasion in 1066, Higher Mutley was held by Alwin of Tamerton, and Lower Mutley by one Goodwin^[clarify], but at the time of the Domesday Book (1086) both were held by Odo^[clarify], from Judhel of Totnes. In the Domesday Book the two parishes were said to be worth five shillings each. Lower Mutley had two farms while Higher Mutley consisted of ten sheep, one farm and two smallholdings Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest was the conquest of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... For the book, see 1066 And All That. ... Goodwin is a surname, and may refer to Albert Goodwin Archie Goodwin (comics) Archie Goodwin (fictional detective) Brian Goodwin Caitlyn Goodwin (Magical DoReMi) Carly Goodwin Charles Wycliffe Goodwin Dan Goodwin Doris Kearns Goodwin Francis Goodwin Fred Goodwin Freddie Goodwin Ginnifer Goodwin Gordon Goodwin Hannibal Goodwin Harold Goodwin Henry B. Goodwin... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Odo is a shapeshifter played by Rene Auberjonois on the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... A parish is a subdivision of a diocese or bishopric within the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Church of Sweden, and of some other churches. ... The shilling was a British coin first issued in 1548 for Henry VIII, although arguably the testoon issued about 1487 for Henry VII was the first shilling. ... Species See text. ... For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ...

Railway

A tunnel was driven beneath Mutley Plain by the South Devon Railway Company and was opened to traffic on 2 April 1849. Formerly this was the site of Mutley Station, opened 1 August 1871 and known as the 'Station of the Gentry'.^[2] It was closed 2 March 1939, and has since been replaced by a car park. A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1849 (MDCCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... There are eleven disused railway stations between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth Millbay, Devon, England. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... -1... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Parking lot is the American English term that refers to a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. ...

Today

Mutley Plain still presents mainly as a shopping area but in recently the large numbers of students living nearby has led to the opening of many takeaways,tanning shops, eleven theme bars/public houses and fifteen charity shops. The area is also home to most of Plymouth's estate agents. Estate agent is a United Kingdom term roughly synonymous in the United States with the term real estate broker, a business that arranges the selling, renting or management of homes, land and other buildings. ...

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References

1. ^ Gill, Crispin (1993). Plymouth: A New History. Devon Books
2. ^ Mutley Station