Fowey
Fowey is a town, civil parish and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town has actually been in existence because well before the Norman intrusion, with the local church initially developed a long time in the 7th century; the estuary of the River Fowey creates a natural harbour which allowed the community to end up being an important trading centre. Privateers also made use of the protected harbourage. The Lostwithiel as well as Fowey Railway brought China clay here for export. Fowey is a village, civil parish and also cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England. It goes to the entrance to a huge swamped valley produced after the last glacial epoch by the thaw waters that triggered the water level to rise significantly, developing a big natural harbour which is navigable for its last seven miles. Fowey remains in the South Coast (Eastern Section) of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies at the end of the Saints' Way and also has ferries across the river to Polruan (foot) and also Bodinnick (vehicle). There are many historical structures in the community, including the ruins of St Catherine's Castle, while Readymoney Cove has a local coastline. At the time of the 2001 census, Fowey had a population of 2,273. This had actually raised somewhat at the 2011 census to 2,395 The Fowey selecting ward had a population of 4,690 in 2011.
