Wadebridge
Wadebridge is a community and also civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The community straddles the River Camel 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) upstream from Padstow. The long-term population was 6,222 in the census of 2001, boosting to 7,900 in the 2011 census. There are 2 electoral wards in the community (East and West). Their overall population is 8,272. Initially known as Wade, it was a harmful fording point across the river till a bridge was constructed below in the 15th century, after which the name transformed to its existing form. The bridge was purposefully essential throughout the English Civil War, and also Oliver Cromwell went there to take it. Since then, it has been widened twice and reconditioned in 1991. Wadebridge was offered by a train station between 1834 and also 1967; part of the line currently develops the Camel Trail, an entertainment path for walkers, bicyclists and equine motorcyclists. The town made use of to be a road website traffic bottleneck on the A39 road up until it was bypassed in 1991, and also the main purchasing street, Molesworth Street, is currently pedestrianised. The town has a secondary school where a number of noteworthy sports-people were educated. The Royal Cornwall Show is a three-day agricultural show held at the nearby Royal Cornwall Showground every June, as well as the 5-day Cornwall Folk Festival occurs around the August Bank Holiday.
