Fowey is a small town, civil parish and freight port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town has actually remained in presence considering that well prior to the Norman intrusion, with the neighborhood church initially established a long time in the 7th century; the tidewater of the River Fowey forms an all-natural harbour which enabled the community to come to be an essential trading centre. Privateers also used the protected harbourage. The Lostwithiel and also Fowey Train brought China clay here for export. Fowey is a village, civil parish and freight port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England. It goes to the entry to a big flooded valley created after the last ice age by the melt waters that created the water level to rise drastically, developing a huge all-natural harbour which is accessible for its last 7 miles. Fowey is in the South Coastline (Eastern Section) of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It exists at the end of the Saints' Way and has ferryboats across the river to Polruan (foot) and also Bodinnick (vehicle). There are lots of historic buildings in the town, including the ruins of St Catherine's Castle, while Readymoney Cove possesses a neighborhood beach. At the time of the 2001 census, Fowey had a population of 2,273. This had actually enhanced somewhat at the 2011 census to 2,395 The Fowey selecting ward had a population of 4,690 in 2011.