Fowey
Fowey is a small town, civil parish and freight port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The community has remained in presence since well before the Norman intrusion, with the local church first established some time in the 7th century; the tidewater of the River Fowey forms a natural harbour which made it possible for the community to come to be a crucial trading centre. Privateers also took advantage of the sheltered harbourage. The Lostwithiel and Fowey Train brought China clay below for export. Fowey is a village, civil parish and freight port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England. It is at the entrance to a huge swamped valley created after the last ice age by the thaw waters that triggered the sea level to rise substantially, developing a large natural harbour which is accessible for its last seven miles. Fowey remains in the South Coastline (Eastern Area) of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It exists at the end of the Saints' Means and has ferries throughout the river to Polruan (foot) and also Bodinnick (automobile). There are numerous historic buildings in the town, including the damages of St Catherine's Castle, while Readymoney Cove possesses a regional beach. At the time of the 2001 census, Fowey had a population of 2,273. This had boosted somewhat at the 2011 census to 2,395 The Fowey selecting ward had a population of 4,690 in 2011.
