:''For Devonport Dockyard, see
HMNB Devonport''
'Devonport', in
Devon, was formerly called 'Plymouth Dock'. It is now a district of
Plymouth, although it was at one time the more important settlement. Devonport was originally one of the "
Three Towns" (along with Plymouth and
East Stonehouse) which were merged in
1914 to form what would later become, in
1928, the City of Plymouth.
Devonport was first incorporated as a
municipal borough in
1837 under the
Municipal Corporations Act 1835. It further became a
county borough under the
Local Government Act 1888.
Devonport has its own town centre, a
railway station, a swimming pool, a park and a sports ground, Brickfields, the city's
Rugby Union football club. Plymouth College of
Further Education is located there.
The
Torpoint Ferry service across the
Hamoaze (
River Tamar) operates from Devonport.
The Aquilla Motorcycle Club is also based in Devonport.