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SUTTON-ON-PLYM St John the Evangelist is situated in Exeter Street, Plymouth. It is an ecclesiastical '''parish''' formed on June 3rd 1844 from the parish of St. Charles.   
SUTTON-ON-PLYM St John the Evangelist is situated in Exeter Street, Plymouth. It is an ecclesiastical '''parish''' formed on June 3rd 1844 from the parish of St. Charles.   


Plymouth, '''seaport''', and '''naval station''', Devon, on Plymouth Sound, between the estuaries of the Plym and Tamar, 53 miles SW. of Exeter by rail. Plymouth, in the larger sense, consists of the " Three Towns " of Devon-port, Stonehouse, and Plymouth, the two first forming the borough of Devonport (which see). Plymouth proper is built upon 2 eminences and the hollow between them.<ref>GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Plymouth in Devon | Map and description, [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/928 'A Vision of Britain through Time.''] (2013) </ref>  
Plymouth, seaport, and naval station, Devon, on Plymouth Sound, between the estuaries of the Plym and Tamar, 53 miles SW. of Exeter by rail. Plymouth, in the larger sense, consists of the " Three Towns " of Devon-port, Stonehouse, and Plymouth, the two first forming the borough of Devonport (which see). Plymouth proper is built upon 2 eminences and the hollow between them. <ref>Bartholomew, John, ''[Gazetteer of the British Isles http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/928]'' 1887 date accessed: 23 August 2013</ref>
 
John Marius Wilson's description was:<br>
 
SUTTON-ON-PLYM, a '''chapelry''' in Charles-the-Martyr parish, Devon; within Plymouth borough. It was constituted in 1844; and its Post town is Plymouth.<ref>Wilson, John M., ''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=916910&amp;word=NULL Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'' (1870-72) date accessed: 23 August 2013.</ref><br>


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