Yealmpton is a village in the English County of Devon. It is located on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about 8 miles from Plymouth. It derives its name from The River Yealm that flows through The Village. Yealmpton is home to a 400 year-old stone cottage, where it is said, a version of the famous rhyme Old Mother Hubbard was written.
It is also the site of Kitley Caves where green marble was quarried; there is an arch of it in The British Museum. From 1898 to 1960, Yealmpton was the terminus of the Yealmpton to Plymouth branch railway line. The line was built by the Great Western Railway. In its early days the line carried passengers and freight. The growth in the number of motor cars and buses led to reducing passenger traffic in the 1920s and passenger services ceased on the line in 1930.
From then until 1941, only freight traffic ran on the line. Known as one of the best one day shows in the region, 2008 marked the 121st Agricultural Show. Despite the weather, thousands turned up to enjoy the best of what the Devon countryside had to offer. Highlights included the Royal Horse Artillery parading and firing their guns as well as the M.A.D mountain bike display team.

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