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Plymouth (Seaport municipal)

a seaport, municipal and parliamentary borough of England, in Devonshire, at the head of Plymouth Sound, between the estuaries of the Plym and Tamar. Taken in its largest sense, it comprehends what are called the "Three Towns," or Devonport on the W., Stonehouse in the center, and Plymouth proper on the E. The older parts of the town consist of narrow and irregular streets devoid of architectural beauty, but the newer parts and suburbs display an abundance of elegant buildings . The The guild hall, a Gothic building, is the finest modern edifice (1870-1874), and has a tower nearly 200 feet high. The citadel, an obsolete fortification built by Charles II., is another object of interest. Ply- Lackawanna, and Western railroad. It mouth is well defended both by land and