▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁Sax on ▁church ▁which ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁present ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Edward ▁in ▁ 1 4 7 0 . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ist ▁Cav ali ers ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁against ▁the ▁Parliament arian ▁Round head s ▁and ▁was ▁badly ▁dam aged . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁host ▁to ▁new ▁Pal mer ston ▁Fort s ▁built ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁northern ▁defense ▁line ▁around ▁P ly mouth . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁structures ▁remain ▁but ▁are ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁and ▁used ▁for ▁differ ing ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Over ▁time ▁the ▁name ▁has ▁been ▁cor rupted ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 6 8 5 ▁was ▁E gg ▁Buck land . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁word ▁- ▁E gg bu ck land ▁although ▁the ▁older ▁usage ▁is ▁still ▁seen ▁around ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁the ▁original ▁village ▁was ▁described ▁thus ▁in ▁John ▁Mar ius ▁Wilson ' s ▁Imperial ▁Gazette er ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales : ▁ ▁E GG - BU CK L AND , ▁or ▁Buck land - E gg , ▁a ▁parish ▁in ▁P ly m pton - St . ▁Mary ▁district , ▁Dev on ; ▁on ▁the ▁D art mo or ▁railway , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁T av ist ock ▁railway , ▁and ▁near ▁the ▁river ▁P ly m , ▁ 3 ▁miles ▁N NE ▁of ▁P ly month . ▁It ▁contains ▁Cra