Plympton is a suburb located in south-east Plymouth. It was originally an ancient stannary town and an important trading centre for locally-mined tin. It was also a port, until the River Plym silted up and the sea trade moved down the river to Plymouth.

Plympton officially became part of the city of Plymouth, along with Plymstock, in 1967. Plympton still has its own town centre (called the Ridgeway), and is itself an amalgamation of several villages, including St Mary's, St Maurice, Colebrook, Woodford, Boringdon, Newnham, Langage and Chaddlewood.