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View
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overlooking Drake Circus
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PLYMOUTH FACTFILE
| In
1620 the Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth's West Pier aboard
the Mayflower for the New World. |
| Francis
Drake played his famous game of bowls on The Hoe before joining
battle with the Spanish Armada. |
| Due
to the prominence of its shipbuilding and military bases Plymouth
was a prime target in World War II. |
| Plymouth
is twinned with cities around the world including Brest in
France and San Sebastian in Spain. |
| With
a population of nearly 250,000, Plymouth is the largest city
on the South Coast and the 14th largest city in the UK. |
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