Wat betekent Plymouth?
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Hoe spreek je Plymouth uit?
Het is geen ‘Ports-mouth’ maar ‘Ports-mut’. Dat geldt ook voor Plymouth, dat uitgesproken wordt als ‘Plimmut’.
Hoe spreek je Marbella uit in het Spaans?
In het Spaans wordt een dubbele L uitgesproken als een J. Daarom zeg je geen ‘Seviel-ja’ of ‘Seviella’, maar ‘Sevie-ja’. Deze regel gaat ook op voor Marbella en Lloret de Mar.
What was Plymouth called before it became a city?
In 1914 three neighbouring independent towns, viz., the county borough of Plymouth, the county borough of Devonport, and the urban district of East Stonehouse were merged to form a single County Borough. The combined town took the name of Plymouth which, in 1928, achieved city status.
How is Plymouth represented in the UK Parliament?
In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Plymouth is represented by the three constituencies of Plymouth Moor View, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport and South West Devon and within the European Parliament as South West England. In the 2017 general election the city two returned Conservative MPs,…
What is the population of Plymouth in England?
The city is home to 262,100 (mid-2019 est.) people, making it the 30th-most populous built-up area in the United Kingdom and the second-largest city in the South West, after Bristol. It is governed locally by Plymouth City Council and is represented nationally by three MPs.
What happened to Plymouth in the 17th century?
Throughout the 17th century, Plymouth had gradually lost its pre-eminence as a trading port. By the mid-17th century, commodities manufactured elsewhere in England cost too much to transport to Plymouth, and the city had no means of processing sugar or tobacco imports, major products from the colonies.