Fowey
Fowey is a small town, civil parish and also freight port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The community has been in existence considering that well prior to the Norman invasion, with the local church first established some time in the 7th century; the tidewater of the River Fowey creates an all-natural harbour which allowed the community to come to be an important trading centre. Privateers additionally used the protected harbourage. The Lostwithiel as well as Fowey Railway brought China clay here for export. Fowey is a small town, civil church as well as cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England. It goes to the entryway to a huge flooded valley created after the last ice age by the thaw waters that caused the sea level to rise significantly, producing a big all-natural harbour which is navigable for its last seven miles. Fowey is in the South Coastline (Eastern Section) of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies at the end of the Saints' Means and also has ferries across the river to Polruan (foot) and Bodinnick (vehicle). There are numerous historical buildings in the community, including the ruins of St Catherine's Castle, while Readymoney Cove possesses a regional coastline. At the time of the 2001 census, Fowey had a population of 2,273. This had actually increased a little at the 2011 census to 2,395 The Fowey selecting ward had a population of 4,690 in 2011.
