Plympton St. Maurice

Plympton St. Maurice is a picturesque little village hidden from view and tucked away on the outskirts of Plymouth. The earliest reference to it was in 904 A.D. when it was a Royal Manor. The Anglo Saxon village was sited near where the church now stands. Plympton St Maurice is an ancient stannary town: an important trading centre in the past for locally mined tin, and a former seaport (before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down the river to Plymouth). Today it is maintains its village-like atmosphere despite its proximity to the city of Plymouth, of which it officially became part, along with Plymstock, in 1967.

It became a Borough in Norman times and the motte and bailey castle, street pattern and guildhall are surviving elements of the medieval layout. Plympton sent two MP's to the first English Parliament in Edward I's reign. In 1328 it became a Stannary town testing and marketing tin from south west Dartmoor. Cattages in Fore st have been dated back to the 13th century, and most buildings have medieval foundations.

The 17th and 18th centuries are represented by the Old Grammar School, Plympton House, and most of the listed houses which reflect this important period in Plympton History.

You can see the many different ages of construction amongst the various historical buildings dotted around the village. Indeed the village and surrounding are was the subject of the Channel 4's 'Time Team' program just a few years ago. The village is dominated by its now ruined Norman motte-and-bailey castle and still retains a cohesive medieval street pattern. A number of historic buildings in the local vernacular style of green Devon slate, limestone and limewashed walls, with Dartmoor granite detailing, attest to all periods of its history.

Today as in the past there is still a great community spirit amongst residents, and if you are  looking for a sympathetic estate agent, with an eye for the historical and interesting, then why not call Luscombe Maye? We understand villages like Plympton St Maurice and specialise in selling and letting homes in this area.