Bodmin
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Bodmin is a town on the A30 road, in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.[1]
The neighbouring parishes are Cardinham, Lanhydrock, Lanivet and Helland.[2]
In 2001 there were 12,881 people living in Bodmin.[3]
In the Middle Ages Bodmin was one of the most important towns in Cornwall and the site of a monastery founded by Saint Petroc. The parish church of Bodmin was built in the 15th century and is the second largest church in the county after Truro Cathedral.
[change] References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
- ↑ [1] Cornwall Council online mapping. Retrieved May 2010
- ↑ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792818&c=bodmin&d=16&e=15&g=430597&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1304161013812&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
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