Liskeard is an ancient stannary and market town as well as civil parish in south eastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Liskeard is positioned approximately 20 miles (32 kilometres) west of Plymouth, 14 miles (23 kilometres) west of the River Tamar and also the boundary with Devon, and 12 miles (20 km) eastern of Bodmin. The community is at the head of the Looe valley in the ancient numerous West Wivelshire and has a population of 9,417. Liskeard was the base of the former Caradon District Council and it still has a town council. There are 3 wards in Liskeard (including Dobwalls). The overall population at the 2011 census was 11,366. In 1974 Liskeard was twinned with Quimperlé (Kemperle) in Brittany, France.