Restormel
Sign in to saveRestormel () was a borough of Cornwall, England, one of the six administrative divisions that made up the county. Its council was based in St Austell; its other towns included Newquay.
Key facts
- Historic subdivision.Name
- Borough of Restormel
- Historic subdivision.HQ
- St Austell
- Historic subdivision.Status
- Borough
- Historic subdivision.Start
- 1 April 1974
- Historic subdivision.End
- 1 April 2009
- Historic subdivision.Replace
- Cornwall Council unitary authority
- Historic subdivision.Map
- 250pxShown within Cornwall
- Historic subdivision.Image
- File:Fowey valley.jpg
- Historic subdivision.Arms
- 150px
- Historic subdivision.Motto
- Ro an mor hag an tyr
- Historic subdivision.Government
- Borough council
- Historic subdivision.Divisions
- Civil parishes
- Historic subdivision.DivisionsMap
- 250px
- Historic subdivision.CodeName
- ONS code
- Historic subdivision.Code
- 15UA
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirst
- 73,080
- Historic subdivision.PopulationFirstYear
- 1973
- Historic subdivision.PopulationLast
- 95,547
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Restormel () was a borough of Cornwall, England, one of the six administrative divisions that made up the county. Its council was based in St Austell; its other towns included Newquay.
The borough was named after Restormel Castle. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the borough of St. Austell with Fowey, Newquay urban district and St Austell Rural District. The name Restormel comes from Cornish, meaning the ''king's tower hill.