In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Roborough like this:
ROBOROUGH, a down and a hundred in the S W of Devon. The down is on the border of the county, 6 miles N by E of Plymouth; and has a place of its own name, with a post-office under Plymouth. The hundred contains 12 parishes and parts of 3 others. Acres, 58, 201. Pop. in 1851, 25, 164; in 1861, 27, 803. Houses, 3, 831.
Roborough through time
Roborough is now part of South Hams district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Hams has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Roborough itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Roborough, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21060
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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