At Oreston, a populous village in this parish, are the quarries whence the stone used for the breakwater was obtained. The quarries are situated on the margin of Catwater, at the head of which is the Lara or Lary, a lake-like expanse of the river Plym, crossed by a suspension bridge, erected by the Earl of Morley and opened in July 1827.

The Lary bridge consists of five elliptical arches of cast iron, the centre arch 100 feet span, and those adjoining 95 feet span. It was built under the direction of J.M.Rendel, engineer of Plymouth; the iron superstructure was cast by Hazeldine of Shrewsbury, and the masonry executed by Johnson of the Plymouth granite works. The parish of Plymstock is in the Union of Plympton St. Mary.

About a mile northward of the village is Saltram, the beautiful domain of the Earl of Morley. The mansion, occupying an area of 135 feet by 170 feet, was built early in the last century by Lady Katherine parker, to which additions have been made under the direction of Foulston. The principal suite of apartments contains a fine collection of pictures, casts and busts; among the former, which are by the most celebrated masters, ancient and modern, are some choice specimens of Sir Joshua Reynolds' painting. A catalogue of the whole was printed at Plymouth in 1819. On the staircase are several historical subjects by Angelica Kauffman, painted expressly for the Saltram collection, and which have all been engraved. The drawing-room is ornamented with pictures by the Countess of Morley, in the style of the old masters. At the western end of the house is a domestic chapel.

The grounds are well-wooded and possess many attractions, a bold irregularity of of surface rendering the variety unceasing; fine views are also obtained of Plymouth, the Sound ,Mount Edgecumbe &c. Lodges are erected at Chelson, Longbridge and Plymbridge, the last open upon Boringdon Park, where the ancient residence of the family stands, but is now occupied as a farm house. In the year 1789, King George III, his Queen and all the Princesses visited Saltram, where they remained from the 15th to the 27th of September.

In the neighbourhood are numerous gentlemen's seats.

* Joshua Reynolds was born in Plympton, Devon 16 July 1723 - his father was Master of the Grammar School there.

PLYMSTOCK

Alger, Thomas, carpenter & painter

Baker, James, balcksmith

Baker, John, blacksmith

Dickson, the Misses, Ladies Day & Boarding School

Ellis, Nicholas, baker

Green, Samuel, beer retailer

Hendy, Edward, carpenter

Jones, David, surgeon

Lavers, J, wheelwright & beer retailer

Lugg, William, shoemaker

Manders, Rev. C, Curate

Maun, Thomas B, Church House Inn & wheelwright

Millroy, William, schoolmaster

Mould, William, surgeon

Nutt & Son, surgeons

Rendle, John, wheelwright

Smith, Susannah, shopkeeper

Taylor, Jane, beer retailer

Willing, shopkeeper

Wooton, Andrew, butcher

HOOE

Callway, Mary, beer retailer

Repath, Charles, carpenter

Ryder, Thomas, Royal Oak

ORESTON

Alsworthy, William, mason & slater

Brooks, Richard, baker

Dean, John, baker

Doddridge, John, blacksmith

Doddridge, Robert, blacksmith

Doddridge, Thomas, blacksmith

Elford, Thomas, butcher

Ellis, Henry, baker

Pearse, Edward, butcher

Prater, William, shopkeeper

Robinson, William, painter & glazier

Spencer, John, mason & slater

Taylor, John, King's Arms

Tonkin, John, shopkeeper

Williams, James, shoemaker

Wyatt, Joseph, Old Inn

TURNCHAPEL

Bennett, John, blacksmith

Dain, Abraham, shoemaker

Gregory, William, New Inn

Kelly, Robert, shopkeeper

Newport, William, shopkeeper

Pope & Brothers, ship builders

Smith, Samuel, Burringdon Arms

Staggett, William, beer retailer

Taylor, John, shopkeeper

ELBURTON

Alger, James, carpenter

Avery, John, beer retailer

Page, Louisa, beer retailer

Peters, Simeon, baker

Shillabeer, James, carpenter

Watts, James, solicitor

Williams, William, Volunteer Inn

Willing, John, blacksmith