 After travelling to London in search of work, George became the first trades-unionist to stand for Parliament, the leader of the London Trades Council and the president of the First International Workingmen's Association, an historically important organisation of socialist, communist, anarchist and working-class activists in which Karl Marx played a prominent role.The Plymouth Argaum Rugby Club grounds are just east of the village.Roborough Down is the name given to the long stretch of undulating moorland over which the road to Yelverton and Tavistock passes.