Fowey
Fowey is a village, civil parish as well as cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, UK. The town has remained in presence considering that well prior to the Norman invasion, with the neighborhood church initially established time in the 7th century; the estuary of the River Fowey develops an all-natural harbour which allowed the town to become an important trading centre. Privateers also made use of the protected harbourage. The Lostwithiel and Fowey Train brought China clay here for export. Fowey is a small town, civil parish and freight port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England. It is at the entrance to a big flooded valley created after the last ice age by the melt waters that created the sea level to climb significantly, producing a big all-natural harbour which is accessible for its last 7 miles. Fowey remains in the South Coast (Eastern Area) of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It exists at the end of the Saints' Way as well as has ferries throughout the river to Polruan (foot) as well as Bodinnick (car). There are lots of historical structures in the town, consisting of the ruins of St Catherine's Castle, while Readymoney Cove has a local beach. At the time of the 2001 census, Fowey had a population of 2,273. This had boosted a little at the 2011 census to 2,395 The Fowey selecting ward had a population of 4,690 in 2011.
