Yealmpton

Yealmpton is a village in the English county of Devon.

The River Yealm flows through the village.

From 1898 to 1960 Yealmpton was the terminus of the Yealmpton to Plymouth branch railway line of the Great Western Railway. In its early days the line carried passengers and freight. The growth in the number of motor cars and buses led to reducing passenger traffic in the 1920's and passenger services ceased on the line in 1930. From then until 1941 only freight traffic ran on the line. Passenger services were restored in 1941 as villages such as Yealmpton were then being used as dormitory areas by the people of Plymouth following the severe air raids on the city. The passenger services ceased again in October 1947 and freight services only ran until 1960, when the line closed completely. The station at Yealmpton was demolished and housing in Riverside Walk now stands on the site.