Penryn is a civil parish and also town in west Cornwall, England, UK. It gets on the Penryn River regarding 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) northwest of Falmouth. The population was 7,166 in the 2001 census and had been decreased to 6,812 in the 2011 census, a drop of more than 300 individuals across the ten-year time gap. There are 2 selecting wards covering Penryn: 'Penryn East as well as Mylor' as well as 'Penryn West'. The total population of both wards in the 2011 census was 9,790. Though currently the community is overshadowed by the larger close-by town of Falmouth, Penryn was once an important harbour in its own right, lading granite and tin to be delivered to other parts of the country and also world throughout the middle ages period. Today, Penryn is a quiet community and has actually maintained a large amount of its heritage. A large percentage of its buildings day from Tudor, Jacobean as well as Georgian times; the town has actually as a result been marked as an important conservation area. The regional museum is housed in the Town Hall. The Town Hall structure is partly 18th-century and partially 19th-century in day; its clock tower is dated 1839. Penryn has a small however active Rotary Club.