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Grampound
Sign in to saveGrampound () is a village in the parish of Grampound with Creed, in Cornwall, England. It is at an ancient crossing point of the River Fal west of St Austell and east of Truro. At the 2021 census the population of the built up area was 685.
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Place details
- Locality
- Grampound
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 537
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Grampound - geograph.org.uk - 198301.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Fore Street
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Grampound_with_Creed_seal.png
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 240
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Seal of Borough of Grampound
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Cornwall
- UK place.official_name
- Grampound
- UK place.population
- 685
- UK place.population_ref
- (Built up area, 2021)
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 257
- UK place.london_distance_km
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Grampound with Creed
- Elevation
- +32
- Official website
- www.grampound.org.uk
- Image
- Grampound Church and Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 200159.jpg
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Geography
- Demography
- Transport
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Economy
- Culture and community
- Education
- Religious sites
- Sport
- Cornish wrestling
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Grampound () is a village in the parish of Grampound with Creed, in Cornwall, England. It is at an ancient crossing point of the River Fal west of St Austell and east of Truro. At the 2021 census the population of the built up area was 685.
==Toponymy== The name Grampound comes from the Norman French: grand (great), pont (bridge), referring to the bridge over the River Fal, with its spelling varying over the last 600 years. The Cornish name Ponsmeur has the same meaning and was first recorded in 1308.