The church eventually gave way to a permanent stone one, dedicated to Saint Budoc, which was erected shortly before the Norman conquest of England.

Over the course of the next few hundred years, Bucheside became Bodekishide, Budeokshed, and even Bottockishide and Butshead, the latter form being recorded on the Trevill monuments in the church.

During the Civil War, Plymouth and its surrounding villages (including St Budeaux) swore an oath to die for the Parliamentarian cause.

[3] At the time the main magazine lcomplex for Plymouth was at Keyham, but when land there was required for development of the Dockyard a new location was needed; so in 1852, the Board of Ordnance opened a new depot alongside the Works at St Budeaux; named Bull Point, it could accommodate up to 40,000 barrels of powder.

[5] In 1860, the War Department purchased a sizable amount of land in the area due to Prime Minister Lord Palmerston's fear of the French, then ruled by Napoleon III.

In 1899, St Budeaux merged with the town of Devonport, resulting in many improvements to local roads and communications availability.

Much of this activity was initiated by the Plymouth Corporation, which made a habit of buying up the estates of principal landowners and destroying them in order to develop new amenities on the land.

The vicar of St Budeaux church at the time, the Reverend T. A. Hancock, was appalled by the corporation's actions and protested in the 1930s, but to no avail.

Many homes in the region were bombed during World War II, and subsequent rebuilding resulted in a rapid housing explosion.

Most of the main shops including a KFC outlet, are situated in St Budeaux Square which is adjacent to Wolseley Road.