Ivybridge: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Ivybridge is a town in the South Hams area of Devon, England. It lies on the River Erme, on the southern extremity of Dartmoor. In the 2001 census Ivybridge had a population of over 12,000 and is among the fastest growing towns in Europe.

Ivybridge originally grew as a staging post on the Exeter to Plymouth road. It was not formally recognised as a town until 1977. It is now largely a dormitory town for Plymouth. Its railway station was reopened relatively recently, in order to provide commuter services into Plymouth.

Ivybridge has a successful secondary school; Ivybridge Community College [1] that excels both within the national curriculum and extra-curricularly, notably in sporting performance in which it has also has a specialist school status and provides importance services to the local community.

Ivybridge was twinned with St Pierre Sur Dives, France on the 26th June 1972.