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Devonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth
Plymouth

Plymouth is a City status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority on the coast of Devon, England, about south west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers River Plym to the east and River Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound....
 in the English
England

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 county of Devon
Devon

Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
, although it was, at one time, the more important settlement. Devonport was originally one of the "Three Towns
Three Towns

The Three Towns is the term often used to refer to the neighbouring towns of Plymouth, Devonport, Devon and Stonehouse, Plymouth in the county of Devon, England....
" (along with Plymouth and East Stonehouse
Stonehouse, Plymouth

East Stonehouse is one of three towns that were amalgamated into modern-day Plymouth.Cremyll was a village that is within the current Mount Edgcumbe Country Park in Cornwall....
) which were merged in 1914 to form what would later become, in 1928, the City of Plymouth.

Plymouth Dock, as it was originally called, began to develop around the naval dockyards in the 18th century.






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Devonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth
Plymouth

Plymouth is a City status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority on the coast of Devon, England, about south west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers River Plym to the east and River Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound....
 in the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 county of Devon
Devon

Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
, although it was, at one time, the more important settlement. Devonport was originally one of the "Three Towns
Three Towns

The Three Towns is the term often used to refer to the neighbouring towns of Plymouth, Devonport, Devon and Stonehouse, Plymouth in the county of Devon, England....
" (along with Plymouth and East Stonehouse
Stonehouse, Plymouth

East Stonehouse is one of three towns that were amalgamated into modern-day Plymouth.Cremyll was a village that is within the current Mount Edgcumbe Country Park in Cornwall....
) which were merged in 1914 to form what would later become, in 1928, the City of Plymouth.

Plymouth Dock, as it was originally called, began to develop around the naval dockyards in the 18th century. By 1823 it was larger than Plymouth and the residents were indignant that its name made it sound like an adjunct of the smaller town, so they petitioned King George IV asking that it be renamed. The King accepted their suggestion of "Devonport", and to celebrate the residents built a column next to the recently-completed town hall; both were designed by John Foulston
John Foulston

John Foulston was an England architect. He was a pupil of Thomas Hardwick and set up a practice in London in 1796. In 1810 he won a competition to design the Royal Hotel and Theatre group of buildings in Plymouth, Devon, and he moved there where he remained the leading architect for twenty-five years....
. Devonport was first incorporated as a municipal borough
Municipal borough

Municipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002....
 in 1837 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835
Municipal Corporations Act 1835

The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 - sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales....
. It further became a county borough
County borough

County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control....
 under the Local Government Act 1888
Local Government Act 1888

The Local Government Act 1888 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which established county councils and county borough councils in England and Wales....
.

Devonport has its own shopping street, a railway station
Devonport railway station

Devonport railway station serves the Devonport, Devon area of Plymouth, Devon, England. The station is west of Plymouth railway station on the Cornish Main Line....
, a swimming pool, a park and a sports ground, Brickfields, the city's Rugby Union
Rugby union

Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
 football club near Plymouth 'City College' which is a college of further education.

Parkside Community College is situated near Devonport Park.

The Torpoint Ferry
Torpoint Ferry

The Torpoint Ferry is a automobile and pedestrian cable ferry crossing the Hamoaze, a stretch of water at the mouth of the River Tamar, between Devonport, Devon in Plymouth and Torpoint in Cornwall....
 service across the Hamoaze
Hamoaze

The Hamoaze is an estuary stretch of water at the point where the tidal River Tamar, the River Tavy, and the River Lynher meet, prior to entering Plymouth Sound....
 (River Tamar
River Tamar

The Tamar is a river in south western England, that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall . At its mouth, the Tamar flows into the Hamoaze where it joins with the River Lynher before entering Plymouth Sound....
) operates from Devonport to Cornwall.

The Aquilla Motorcycle Club is based in Devonport.