Fowey is a town, civil parish and freight port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town has remained in presence because well prior to the Norman invasion, with the local church first developed a long time in the 7th century; the tidewater of the River Fowey forms a natural harbour which enabled the town to become an essential trading centre. Privateers additionally made use of the sheltered harbourage. The Lostwithiel and also Fowey Railway brought China clay right here for export. Fowey is a small town, civil church and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England. It is at the entrance to a huge flooded valley produced after the last glacial period by the melt waters that triggered the sea level to climb significantly, creating a huge natural harbour which is accessible for its last 7 miles. Fowey is in the South Shore (Eastern Section) of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies at the end of the Saints' Method and also has ferryboats across the river to Polruan (foot) as well as Bodinnick (lorry). There are many historic buildings in the town, including the damages of St Catherine's Castle, while Readymoney Cove has a neighborhood coastline. At the time of the 2001 census, Fowey had a population of 2,273. This had actually raised slightly at the 2011 census to 2,395 The Fowey electoral ward had a population of 4,690 in 2011.