Ivybridge

Ivybridge is a residential area and common ward in the South Hams, in Devon, England. It lies around 9 miles east of Plymouth. It is at the southern furthest point of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales and lies along the A38 "Devon Expressway" street. There are two appointive wards in Ivybridge East and Ivybridge West with an aggregate populace of 11,851.

Made reference to in records as right on time as the thirteenth century, Ivybridge's initial history is set apart by its status as a vital traverse the River Erme on the Exeter-to-Plymouth course. In the sixteenth century factories were fabricated utilizing the River Erme's capacity. The ward of Saint John was shaped in 1836. Ivybridge turned into a common area in 1894 and a town in 1977.

The early urbanization and improvement of Ivybridge to a great extent matched with the Industrial Revolution. Stowford Paper Mill was worked in 1787 and revamped again during the 1860s with broad venture. In 1848 the railroad touched base on the northern edge of the town. The paper process shut in 2013 following 226 years in Ivybridge and the structures are being changed over to homes and shops. Although once in a while alluded to as a residence town, numerous individuals work in the town itself, and agribusiness keeps on assuming a financial job for Ivybridge's hinterland. The zone encompassing Ivybridge is totally farmland.