A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Truro, mun. bor., city, par., seaport and market town, Cornwall, at the confluence of the Kenwyn and St Allen, at the head of Falmouth harbour, 8½ miles N. of Falmouth and 300 miles from London by rail - par., 3599 ac., pop. 6247; bor. (extending into Kenwyn par.), 1171 ac., pop. 10,619; 4 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. Truro (which is said to have originated in the trade with the Phoenicians) is the centre of a great mining district, and the seat of the stannary and other courts connected with the Duchy of Cornwall. Vessels of 100 tons come up to the quays, and a considerable trade is carried on in connection with the adjacent tin and copper mines. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) The smelting of tin is carried on to a great extent. Among the public buildings are the new cathedral, the grammar school, the mining college, and the museum of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. Samuel Foote (1720-1777), the comedian, was a native. In 1877 Truro was constituted the head of a new diocese, comprising the archdeaconry of Cornwall. It sent 2 representatives to Parliament from the 23d of Edward I. until 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "municipal borough" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Cornwall AncC |
| Place: | Truro |
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