Camelford
Sign in to saveCamelford () is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley north-west of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately north of Bodmin. The parish was historically called Lanteglos and was renamed Camelford after its largest settlement in 1934. As well as Camelford and the small village of Lanteglos, the parish also covers surrounding rural areas, including the hamlets of Helstone, Tregoodwell, and Trewalder. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 3,378 and the population of the built up area was 2,926.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Cornwall
- UK place.official_name
- Camelford
- UK place.cornish_name
- Reskammel
- UK place.population
- 3,378
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Camelford
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cornwall
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Cornwall
- UK place.post_town
- CAMELFORD
- UK place.postcode_district
- PL32
- UK place.postcode_area
- PL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01840
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SX101831
- UK place.static_image_name
- Town Hall and Library, Camelford, Cornwall - April 2023.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Camelford Town Hall
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- Places of interest
- Transport
- History
- Early history
- Manor of Helston in Trigg
- Modern history
- Water pollution incident
- Churches and schools
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Cornish wrestling
- Media
- Notable people associated with Camelford
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Camelford () is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley north-west of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately north of Bodmin. The parish was historically called Lanteglos and was renamed Camelford after its largest settlement in 1934. As well as Camelford and the small village of Lanteglos, the parish also covers surrounding rural areas, including the hamlets of Helstone, Tregoodwell, and Trewalder. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 3,378 and the population of the built up area was 2,926.
The A39 road (known as the 'Atlantic Highway') passes through the town centre. A bypass has been discussed for many years. Camelford railway station opened in 1893, just over a mile north of the town. It closed in 1966, and the site was subsequently used as a cycling museum.