Devonport, Devon

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For Devonport Dockyard, see HMNB Devonport

Devonport, in Devon, was formerly called Plymouth Dock. It is now a district of Plymouth, although it was at one time the more important settlement. Devonport was originally one of the "Three Towns" (along with Plymouth and East Stonehouse) which were merged in 1914 to form what would later become, in 1928, the City of Plymouth.

Devonport was first incorporated as a municipal borough in 1837 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. It further became a county borough under the Local Government Act 1888.

Devonport has its own town centre, a railway station, a swimming pool, a park and a sports ground, Brickfields, the city's Rugby Union football club. Plymouth College of Further Education is located there.

The Torpoint Ferry service across the Hamoaze (River Tamar) operates from Devonport.