Editing Millbridge, Plymouth

{{Short description|Suburb of Plymouth, Devon}}
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'''Millbridge''' is a small neighbourhood of [[Plymouth]], on the boundary of what used to be the towns of Plymouth and [[Devonport, Devon|Devonport]], in the [[England|English]] county of [[Devon]].<ref name="c309">{{cite book | last=Tait | first=Derek | last2=Ashton | first2=Wesley | title=Plymouth Reflections | publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited | date=2023-02-15 | isbn=978-1-3981-0727-4 | url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Plymouth_Reflections/cAqtEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=millbridge+1525+plymouth&pg=PT39&printsec=frontcover | access-date=2025-05-11}}</ref>

==History==
What was originally a self-standing village (which has now been subsumed within the city) lies to the north of the [[toll bridge]], originally built by Sir [[Piers Edgcumbe]] in 1525.<ref name="o110">{{cite book | last=Tait | first=Derek | title=Plymouth Through Time | publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited | date=2010-07-15 | isbn=978-1-4456-3031-1 | url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Plymouth_Through_Time/F4GIAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=millbridge+1525+plymouth&pg=PT125&printsec=frontcover | access-date=2025-05-11}}</ref><ref name="q461">{{cite web | title=Around Millbridge | website=Millbridge Plymouth | date=2011-03-10 | url=http://millbridgeplymouth.co.uk/around-millbridge/ | access-date=2025-05-11}}</ref> The bridge crossed what used to be the [[Deadlake]] or [[Stonehouse Creek]], to the west of [[Pennycomequick]], the south of [[Stoke, Plymouth|Stoke village]] and to the east of  Stoke Church. It derives its name from the old toll bridge (adjacent to a naval [[saw mill]]) across the creek between Eldad Hill and Molesworth Road, at one time the principal link between Plymouth and Devonport. The creek to the east of the bridge was filled in with material from the quarries at [[Cattedown]] and [[Oreston]] during the late 1890s and the ground created became a municipal park, [[Victoria Park, Millbridge, Plymouth|Victoria Park]], which was officially opened in 1903. The remainder of the creek to the west of Millbridge, up to Stonehouse Bridge and Pool, was filled in and by 1972 the whole area had been developed as rugby pitches. These pitches are often used by Devonport High School for Boys and the Old Boys RFC.

==Economy==
There is a pub, the Millbridge Inn.<ref name="v947">{{cite web | title=Millbridge Inn, Plymouth | website=CAMRA - The Campaign for Real Ale | date=2023-08-10 | url=https://camra.org.uk/pubs/millbridge-inn-plymouth-154197 | access-date=2025-05-11}}</ref>

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[[Category:Suburbs of Plymouth, Devon]]
[[Category:Villages in Devon]]


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