Milehouse is a late
Victorian and 1930s suburb of
Plymouth
Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and ...
. It is now notable for a substantial traffic junction, the vast depot base of the
local city bus company, a
Wetherspoons
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pub and an undertaker. Formerly it was famous for the site of Outland House, the large family home of
Robert Falcon Scott
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, who led the tragic British expedition to the
South Pole
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and died on the return journey.
The area borders Plymouth's huge
Central Park
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and is a meeting point for supporters and police before and after local football games at adjacent
Home Park, the ground of
Plymouth Argyle football club. It is a reputable area with good facilities and is convenient to the city centre, the nightlife zones, the parkland and the
main road in and out of town.
Milehouse has Primary care centre run by NHS.
References
Suburbs of Plymouth, Devon
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