Plymstock is a parish and a suburb of Plymouth, England. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon for 'holy place on the river Plym', with the river Plym in turn being named after the neighbouring town of Plympton. Situated on the east bank of the river Plym it is geographically and historically part of the South Hams. It comprises the villages of Billacombe, Elburton, Goosewell, Hooe, Mountbatten, Oreston, Pomphlett, Staddiscombe, Turnchapel and Plymstock proper, the centrally located village after which the parish and suburb is named. The parish church is St Mary and All Saints. Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... The River Plym is a small river in Devon, England. ... Plympton is a suburb located in south-east Plymouth. ... South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England. ... Oreston, formerly a village on the shore of the Cattewater, is now a suburb of Plymouth. ...

Until the 20th Century Plymstock was a rural parish but began to develop rapidly after the Second World War as a residential area outside of Plymouth. In 1967, Plymstock, along with Plympton, was amalgamated into the City of Plymouth and today, like Plympton, forms a populous and significantly wealthy south-eastern suburb of the city.

The population at the time of the 2001 Census was recorded at 24,103.