The River Fal flows through Cornwall, the United Kingdom, rising near Truro and reaching the English Channel at Falmouth. On or near the banks of the Fal are the castles of Pendennis and St Mawes as well as the Trelissick Gardens. The River Fal separates the Roseland peninsula from the rest of Cornwall. Motto: Onan hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Cornwall, England Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county Region South West England Population - Total (2004 est. ... A street in Truro, with Truro Cathedral in the background. ... Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche, IPA: , the sleeve), also for some time known in England as the British Sea, is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the... Map sources for Falmouth, Cornwall at grid reference SW810325 Falmouth (Cornish: Aberfal) is a seaport on the south coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. ... Pendennis (1848-1850) is a novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray. ... St. ... Roseland is a small area of the county of Cornwall in England. ...
The names of rivers are some of the oldest and most mysterious words in the English language - the word fal is an old Celtic word, meaning either whirlpool or prince, as well as the name of one of the most beautiful rivers in the world.
For over two thousand years, the RiverFal has been the life-blood of the local community around Truro and Falmouth and even now, the local shipping news shows Falmouth, in land terms often seen as a remote peninsula on a peninsula, is in fact still central to the world of the high seas and oceans.
The Fal Estuary is a drowned river or 'ria’ and its many creeks and inlets open into the third largest natural harbour in the world.
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