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Falmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth
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| Town and civil parish | |
 Falmouth viewed from the estuary | |
  Falmouth Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 24,071 (2021)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SW810325 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FALMOUTH |
| Postcode district | TR11 |
| Dialling code | 01326 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | falmouthtowncouncil.co.uk |
Falmouth (/ˈfælməθ/ FAL-məth; Cornish (SWF): Aberfala[2]) is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[3]
Falmouth was founded in 1613 by the Killigrew family on a site near the existing Pendennis Castle. It developed as a port on the Carrick Roads harbour, overshadowing the earlier town of Penryn. In the 19th century after the arrival of the railways, tourism became important to its economy. In modern times, both industries maintain a presence in Falmouth and the town is also home to the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, a campus of Falmouth University and Falmouth Art Gallery.
- ^ "CityPopulation.de South West England, Cornwall, Falmouth - Population". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Official Maga Placenames list". Cornish Language Partnership. May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4
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