Callington
Callington is a civil parish and also town in east Cornwall, England, UK concerning 7 miles (11 km) north of Saltash and 9 miles (14 km) south of Launceston. Callington parish had a population of 4,783 in 2001, according to the 2001 census. This had actually boosted to 5,786 in the 2011 census. Callington is just one of a handful of towns to continue to designate a Portreeve; originally a middle ages income policeman and now an honorary title given to the chairman of the town council. Callington Town Council has twelve members and also covers the civil church of Callington. At the Council political elections in 2013 only 10 candidates stood, eight Independents as well as 2 Mebyon Kernow Councillors. Food producers Ginsters and The Cornwall Bakery (both wholly owned subsidiaries of Samworth Brothers) are the largest companies in the community. Ginsters utilizes neighborhood fruit and vegetables in much of its items, acquiring potatoes as well as other vegetables from neighborhood farmers as well as suppliers. Historic listed building The Old Clink on Tillie St, constructed in 1851 as a lock-up for drunks as well as drifters, is currently made use of as the offices for a neighborhood driving institution. There is additionally a Tesco supermarket, opened in 2010, which uses 200 local individuals.
