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Plymouth is a city in the county of Devon in South West England. It is on the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar, on the shore of one of Europe's largest natural harbours, Plymouth Sound. The city has a rich maritime past and is one of the most important Royal Navy bases in the United Kingdom, making the city a prime target of the Luftwaffe during World War II. After extensive destruction to the city in the Blitz of 1941, Plymouth was rebuilt under the guidance of architect Patrick Abercrombie. It is still home to the largest operational naval base in Western Europe. Important locations in the city include The Royal Citadel, Devonport Royal Dockyard and The Barbican from which the Pilgrims finally left for the New World in 1620. The University of Plymouth with thirty thousand students is the fourth largest in the UK. History: The earliest known settlement on the area now occupied by Plymouth is at Mount Batten. It dates from the late Bronze Age, and was later an Iron Age trading ... Read more about Plymouth on Wikipedia

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