Lostwithiel is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom ahead of the tidewater of the River Fowey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,739, boosting to 2,899 at the 2011 census. The Lostwithiel electoral ward had a population of 4,639 at the 2011 census. The name Lostwithiel originates from the Cornish "lostwydhyel" which suggests "tail of a woody area". The town is located in the Fowey river valley, positioned in between the A390 road from Tavistock to Truro and the upper tidal reaches of the river. Lostwithiel railway station gets on the Cornish Main Line from Plymouth to Penzance. It is located on the south side of the town, simply across the middle ages bridge. The line was originally developed for the Cornwall Railway which developed its main workshops below, yet the enduring workshop structures were transformed into houses in 2004. A branch line takes china clay trains to Fowey. The town contains the residential areas of Bridgend to the east as well as Rosehill as well as Victoria to the west of the River Fowey.