Estover is a district in

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, England, within the Plymouth boundary area. The original

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was extensively developed during the 1970s, into what became back then a large

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, consisting almost entirely of

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s (constructor:

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), situated five miles northeast of Plymouth city centre in the

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county of

. The majority of the houses are now privately owned. Estover also annexes an

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. It has two schools,

Tor Bridge High Tor Bridge High (formerly Estover Community College) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Estover area of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. Previously a community school administered by Plymouth City Council, To ...

(formerly Estover Community college) and Tor Bridge Primary, both of which are situated along Miller Way. Estover has one

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, the Jolly Miller. Associated Dairies opened their very first, and large

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superstore in southern England in Estover in 1976. The industrial estate is home to, amongst others, a Wrigley Company Limited factory. A

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of Estover, provided by

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can be foun
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Suburbs of Plymouth, Devon {{Devon-geo-stub