Manadon is a predominantly post-warsuburb ofPlymouth in theEnglish county ofDevon.[1]
Roughly geographically situated in the centre of the city, it has a primary school,St Boniface's Catholic College (secondary comprehensive), a sports and community hub, two neighbourhood grocers (one with a post office) and is home to the Manadon interchange, on theA38 road Parkway. It is also home toPlymouth Parkway F.C., aSouthern Football League football club based at Bolitho Park, and The Church of the Ascension situated in The Lawns.
Most of the housing stock in the area was built during the post-war period as part of Plymouth's expansion after theSecond World War, with the estate bordered between Honicknowle Lane to the west and St Peter's Road to the east. A second estate, Brake Farm, was built in the early 1970s and comprises several flat-roof houses and bungalow units.
The Chaucer Way Primary School closed in 2009 due to dwindling numbers, leaving Manadon Vale as the sole primary school in the area. The demolition of the school and subsequent clearance of the site brought about the construction of affordable housing, named Poets Corner in recognition of the names of the neighbouring streets such as Chaucer Way, Byron Avenue and Sheridan Road.
Manadon Park, a development of varying housing types is built on the former site of theRNEC Manadon (HMS Thunderer), theRoyal Navy's former Engineering College. The area retains Manadon House, the old Manor House and former chapel from its naval service.
An enclosed nature reserve has been developed towards the eastern quarter of Manadon Park estate but is not open to the public. Other green spaces include Sheridan Park, Manadon Woods and Bladder Meadow (partially situated in neighbouringCrownhill), all accessible to the public.
There is no notable shopping district, althoughHonicknowle offers up a large retail park (Transit Way), situated at the northern edge of Brake Farm and bordered by the Ham Brook tributary and including aTesco,Argos (retailer),Lidl andMatalan among others. It can be accessed on foot via Shakespeare Road in Brake Farm or by road via Crownhill Road.
Public transport is provided byPlymouth Citybus in the form of services 60 and 61 and serves the western half of Manadon.
