Fowey is a town, civil parish and also cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, UK. The community has remained in existence given that well before the Norman intrusion, with the local church first developed some time in the 7th century; the estuary of the River Fowey forms a natural harbour which enabled the community to end up being an important trading centre. Privateers additionally took advantage of the sheltered harbourage. The Lostwithiel as well as Fowey Train brought China clay right here for export. Fowey is a village, civil parish and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England. It is at the entry to a huge swamped valley created after the last ice age by the thaw waters that triggered the sea level to increase considerably, creating a large natural harbour which is accessible for its last seven miles. Fowey remains in the South Shore (Eastern Area) of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It exists at the end of the Saints' Method and also has ferryboats throughout the river to Polruan (foot) and also Bodinnick (car). There are numerous historical structures in the community, including the damages of St Catherine's Castle, while Readymoney Cove has a regional coastline. At the time of the 2001 census, Fowey had a population of 2,273. This had enhanced slightly at the 2011 census to 2,395 The Fowey electoral ward had a population of 4,690 in 2011.