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| Crabtree | |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PLYMOUTH |
| Postcode district | PL |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Crabtree is a suburb ofPlymouth in theEnglish county ofDevon.[1]
Originally, it was a small village beside the coaching route around the top of thePlym Estuary where travellers stopped before or after crossing the marshland known as Marsh Mills and the road toPlympton then Exeter and London. Now it is part of the city of Plymouth and has been substantially overbuilt by a superstore, one of the largest roundabouts in the west of England, and a flyover carrying theA38 road. There is now a travel lodge and small housing estate.
Additional hamlets also formerly stood on or near the site including 'Longbridge'. The city museum and art gallery collection, the National Trust at nearbySaltram House, and private collections contain paintings and water colours of the old Crabtree at the head of the estuary which was once one of the most attractive views in the area.[2]
In 1872, John Marius Wilson'sImperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Crabtree as: "a hamlet in Egg-Buckland parish, Devon; 2½ miles NNE of Plymouth. It has a post office under Plymouth."[3]
50°23′21″N4°05′24″W / 50.38917°N 4.09000°W /50.38917; -4.09000
