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Peverell (anciently Weston Peverell) is a neighbourhood of

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

in the

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county of

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. The 2001 Census estimated the population as 6,455, increasing dramatically to 13,553 at the 2011 census.

History

The area was originally part of the

manor Manor may refer to: Land ownership *Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England *Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism *Man ...

of Weston, listed in the

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of 1086 as the 73rd of the 107 holdings of

Juhel de Totnes Juhel de Totnes (died 1123/30) (''alias'' Juhel fitz Alfred, Juhel de Mayenne (commune), Mayenne, Judel, Judhel, Judael, Judhael, Joel, Judhel de Totenais), List of Latinised names, Latinised to Judhellus filius Aluredi, "Juhel son of Alured") was ...

(died 1123/30), Feudal baron of Totnes. It was later acquired by the Peverell family of Ermington in Devon, after which it became known as "Weston Peverell" to distinguish it from other similarly named places. It passed via the heiress Amicia Peverell to her husband Nicholas Carew (died 1311) of

Carew Castle Carew Castle ( cy, Castell Caeriw) is a castle in the civil parish of Carew in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The Carew family take their name from this site and have owned the castle for more than 900 years. It is leased to the Pembrokeshire Coast Nati ...

in Pembrokeshire and of

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in Berkshire, the founder of the prominent and widespread Carew family of Devon and Cornwall. Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791, p.333 (see

Baron Carew Baron Carew is a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1605. The first recipient, Sir George Carew (1555–1629), was later made Earl of Totnes in 1626. Both titles became extinct on his de ...

Earl of Totnes Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

Carew baronets There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Carew, two in the Baronetage of England prior to 1707, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Carew baronets, of Antony; created 1641, extinct 1799 In August 1641, Charle ...

) The manor of Weston Peverell was later subdivided.

Description

Two of the main roads are named Peverell Park Road and Weston Park Road. The area now consists mostly of

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s, but also includes schools and a number of churches. Peverell borders

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, often known as "the green lung" of Plymouth which is a very popular recreational area for Plymothians. Peverell is seen by residents and real estate agents as a safe solid and central area with a good quality housing stock and few social problems. The terms on which the land was sold for development at the turn of the twentieth century stipulated that no licensed premises (pubs), should be built on the land, as the seller was a strict abstainer. For a very long time there were no licensed premises in the area until the Roam Brewing Company Taproom opened in 2019 on the site on Weston Park Road, of an eighteenth century brewery. The long absence of pubs resulted in the district having a residential atmosphere, with very few problems apart from traffic (and parking) problems associated with its proximity to the local football club,

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

References

Suburbs of Plymouth, Devon {{Devon-geo-stub