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Oreston ( ), formerly a village on the southern bank of the Cattewater, is now a suburb of Plymouth. It is recorded as Horestone on the 1591 Spry Map of Plimmouth. Spry's map of Plymouth Oreston offers many small, local services. It is home to a small cornershop style shop called "The Quay News," a pub called "The King's Arms," a small dock and free public slipway in "Oreston Quay," and is home to approximately 3,000 residents.
The Oreston Quay, home of the Plym Yacht Club, plays host to many different events including carnivals, concerts and is also a perfect spot for a picnic. The South West Coast Path passes through the village. South West Coast Path: Improved route at Oreston There is a well-established community with the inclusion of a school. Oreston Community Academy This school has grown and developed over the last few years and has, in some ways, made the area more popular as a place to live.
Oreston is home to two churches, the small Anglican Church of The Good Shepherd, part of the Parish of Plymstock and Hooe, which hosts weekly communions and services for seasonal holidays such as Christmas and Easter, which recently underwent reconstruction and now has a new roof, and the larger Oreston Methodist Church.
The village suffered some bomb damage during World War II but escaped the extensive destruction experienced by other parts of Plymouth. Plymstock and Oreston Bombed
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