Ernesettle

Ernesettle was a hamlet or farm that became one of the post-war self-contained satellite suburbs built on the north western fringe of the enlarged city of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, England as part of the plan to clear slums and provide new communities for citizens.

It lies beside the River Tamar about half a mile north of the Tamar Road Bridge and Brunel's Royal Albert Railway Bridge. It is the site of the Royal Naval Armaments Depot and MOD Munitions. There are also many industrial company's operating in Ernesettle such as Toshiba and Vispring. The area is currently having a lot of new buildings put in place, such as new houses, flats and the brand new Ernesettle Community School.

Ernesettle has had many notable residents over the years. Sir Francis Drake lived in the community in the 16th Century, and married at St Budeaux Church, where the records are preserved. Football's first £1m player, Trevor Francis, also lived in Ernesettle during his childhood after his family moved settlement from Pennycross. Former Scotland international footballer and Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock has also lived in the suburb.

Ernesettle is one of several sites within the wider Plymouth and Devon area, listed for a possible waste incinerator or energy from waste facility (ewf). Opposition to this is growing considerably with the formation of the S.T.I.F.L.E. group which opposes the plan. (Stop the Incinerator Fouling Land at Ernesettle) Their arguments against include: the site is too close to housing, to protected natural areas, to the armaments depot. They say it is the wrong side of Plymouth so that all the waste (from Plymouth, South Hams and Torbay) has to cross the city to reach it. There will be pollution and noise from heavy traffic bringing waste in and taking ash and clinker out.

S.T.I.F.L.E.http://www.ernesettle.org.uk/

More on the incinerator at Ernesettle: http://www.neilmawdsley.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ernesettle.htm