Fowey
Fowey is a town, civil parish and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, UK. The community has remained in existence since well before the Norman intrusion, with the local church first established some time in the 7th century; the estuary of the River Fowey creates an all-natural harbour which allowed the community to end up being an important trading centre. Privateers also utilized the protected harbourage. The Lostwithiel and also Fowey Railway brought China clay here for export. Fowey is a small town, civil parish and also cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England. It is at the entrance to a big flooded valley created after the last glacial epoch by the thaw waters that caused the water level to increase dramatically, creating a big all-natural harbour which is navigable for its last seven miles. Fowey is in the South Coast (Eastern Section) of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It exists at the end of the Saints' Means as well as has ferryboats throughout the river to Polruan (foot) and also Bodinnick (car). There are several historical buildings in the town, including the ruins of St Catherine's Castle, while Readymoney Cove has a local coastline. At the time of the 2001 census, Fowey had a population of 2,273. This had increased somewhat at the 2011 census to 2,395 The Fowey electoral ward had a population of 4,690 in 2011.