Wadebridge

Also known as Wadebridge, Cornwall, Wadebridge CP, Wadebridge civil parish

thumb|The Old Bridge thumb|Looking towards the Methodist church from the bridge

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.map_type: Cornwall
UK place.official_name: Wadebridge
UK place.cornish_name: Ponswad
UK place.static_image_name: Wadebridge Clock tower.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Looking along The Platt towards Wadebridge Town Hall
UK place.population: 6,811
UK place.population_ref: (Parish, 2021)
UK place.civil_parish: Wadebridge
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: WADEBRIDGE
UK place.postcode_district: PL27
UK place.postcode_area: PL
UK place.dial_code: 01208
UK place.os_grid_reference: SW990725

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections

Contents

History
Early history
Railway
Quays
Eddystone Road
World War I
World War II
21st century
Geography
Government
Administrative history
Transport
Culture and community
Demographics
Sport
Cornish wrestling
Football
Other
Notable people
Sport
References
Bibliography
External links

thumb|The Old Bridge thumb|Looking towards the Methodist church from the bridge

Wadebridge (; ) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town straddles the River Camel upstream from Padstow. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 6,811 and the population of the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics (which excludes the Egloshayle part of the parish) was 5,625.

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