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Camelford (Cornish: Ryskammel) is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 11 KB) Summary Description: A blank map of the United Kingdom, with country outline and coastline; contact the author for help with modifications or add-ons Source: Reference map provided by Demis Mapper 6 Date: 2006-21-06 Author: User... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... North Cornwall is local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... 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The town lies on the River Camel, and its main industry was slate. It is the home of the North Cornwall Museum. The River Camel in north Cornwall rises below Hendraburnick Down and empties into the Bristol Channel at Padstow Bay. ... Slate Thick slate fragment Slate roof Slate is a fine-grained, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low grade regional metamorphism. ...

It is part of the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency, and also North Cornwall District Council, which has offices in the town. Creation 1918 MP Dan Rogerson Party Liberal Democrat Type House of Commons County Cornwall EP constituency South West England North Cornwall is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... North Cornwall is local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ...

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Due to its name, it has been linked to the legendary Camelot, and even Camlann, but historians have been quick to refute these suggestions. Gustave DorÃ©â€™s illustration of Camelot from â€œIdylls of the Kingâ€, 1868 Camelot is the most famous fictional castle associated with the legendary King Arthur. ... The Battle of Camlann is best known as the final battle of King Arthur, where he either died in battle, or was fatally wounded. ...

The town elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons. It was considered a rotten borough and its franchise was abolished in 1832. The House of Commons in the 18th century The unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act of 1832. ... The term rotten borough refers to a parliamentary borough or constituency in the Kingdom of England (pre-1707), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1801), the Kingdom of Ireland (1536-1801) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (from 1801 until their final abolition in 1867) which due... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

In July 1988, the water supply to the town and the surrounding area was contaminated when 20 tons of aluminium sulphate were poured into the wrong tank at the nearby Lowermoor water works on Bodmin Moor near Bodmin. An independent inquiry into the incident (the worst of its kind in British history) was started in 2002, and a draft report issued in January 2005, but questions still remain as to the long-term effects on the health of local residents. Michael Meacher, who visited Camelford in his post as environment minister, was said to have called the incident and its aftermath, "A most unbelievable scandal."^[1] 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aluminium sulfate is a widely used industrial chemical. ... The Cheeswring, a granite tor on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor (Photo by Mick Knapton) Bodmin Moor is a granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall, England, 208 kmÂ² in size, dating from the Carboniferous period of geological history. ... Bodmin (Cornish: Bosvenegh) is a town in Cornwall, England, UK, with a population of 12,778 (2001 census). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Hugh Meacher (born November 4, 1939) is a British Labour party politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham West and Royton. ...

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Categories: Towns in Cornwall | Parishes in North Cornwall | Cornwall geography stubs North Cornwall is local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... map File links The following pages link to this file: North Cornwall Categories: GFDL images ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cornwall. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... Advent is a civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ... Altarnun is a village and civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, England. ... Blisland is a village and civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, about five miles north of Bodmin. ... Bodmin (Cornish: Bosvenegh) is a town in Cornwall, England, UK, with a population of 12,778 (2001 census). ... Boyton is a village and civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated close to the River Tamar and the border with Devon. ... Bude-Stratton is a civil parish with a town council in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... Cardinham is a village and civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, about 8 miles north east of Bodmin. ... Davidstow is a town in north-east Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... Egloshayle (eglos meaning church and heyl meaning estuary in Cornish) is a small village situated near the banks of the River Camel near Wadebridge in North Cornwall, England. ... Egloskerry is a village and civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ... Helland is a village and civil parish situated three miles north of Bodmin in Cornwall, England, UK. The parish church is dedicated to St Helena, who was the mother of Constantine I. The church comprises a chancel, nave and south aisle. ... Jacobstow is a village and civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. ... Kilkhampton is a small village and civil parish in North Cornwall. ... Laneast is a small village near Launceston, in Cornwall, England,United Kingdom. ... Lanhydrock in 1880. ... Lanivet is a village and civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ... Disambiguation: for the Australian town, please see Launceston, Tasmania Launceston (Cornish: Lannstefan; the English name is pronounced , or , usually without the t by the Cornish, but with by everyone else) is a town and civil parish in the north of Cornwall, England, with a population of approximately 7,000. ... Lesnewth is a village and civil parish situated in Trigg Minor in the english county of Cornwall. ... Lewannick (pronounced ) is a village near the town of Launceston in Cornwall, England, UK. Map sources Categories: | | ... Marhamchurch is a village in North Cornwall, UK. Marhamchurch lies two miles inland from Bude off the A39 Atlantic Highway to Wadebridge. ... GCHQ CSO Morwenstow satellite ground station is located on the north Cornwall coast between the small villages of Morwenstow and Coombe, UK. The station comprises above and below ground accommodation including control rooms, computer suite, briefing room and living areas. ... // North Petherwin Village North Petherwin is a small village in the South West of England. ... Location within the British Isles Padstow (Cornish: Lannwedhenek) is a small town on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, approximately 14 miles east of Newquay, at the mouth of the River Camel (Grid reference SW919754). ... St Clether is small village on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK A small village beside the River Inney with the parish church standing some distance away. ... St. ... St Eval is a small village in North Cornwall, England. ... A small village in North Cornwall, England See also Wadebridge Categories: | ... St Juliot is a village near Boscastle in north-east Cornwall, UK. In 1870 the famous British novelist, short story writer, and poet Thomas Hardy was sent to plan a church restoration at St Juliot. ... St. ... St. ... A small village in North Cornwall, England See also Wadebridge Categories: | ... St Teath (pronounced ) is a small village in North Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... St Tudy is a small village in North Cornwall, United Kingdom See also Wadebridge External links A website about St Tudy The St Tudy CofE primary school website A collection of photographs from in and around St Tudy Categories: | ... Stoke Climsland is a village in the River Tamar Valley, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ... Remains of Tintagel Castle Situated on the north Atlantic coast of Cornwall, the village of Tintagel (pronounced with the stress on the second syllable; Cornish: Dintagell) and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. ... Location within the British Isles Wadebridge (Cornish: Ponsrys) is a market town in North Cornwall, England with a population of 6 222 (Census 2001). ... Warbstow is a village and civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... Whitstone is a village roughly halfway between Bude and Launceston in Cornwall, England, UK. // The earliest extant mention of the village is in the Doomsday Book of 1086, when Whitstone was called Witestan, and thanks to William I, was controlled by Ralph from the Count of Mortain. ...

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