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Plymstock

settlement · City of Plymouth

Old EnglishAI-generated

Plymstock is an Old English name likely meaning 'the church of the River Plym'. 'Plym' is the river name, and 'stoc' refers to a monastic or ecclesiastical place.

Word origins

Plym
UnknownRiver name(from Plym "River name")
stoc
Old EnglishMonastic or ecclesiastical place(from stoc "Monastic or ecclesiastical place")

Historical forms

Plymstocke