In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Bodmin like this:
Bodmin, mun. bor. and par., E. Cornwall, 26 miles NW. of Plymouth and 275 miles SW. of London by rail -- par., 6214 ac., pop. 5455; mun. bor., 2797 ac., pop. 5061; 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. Its port is Wadebridge, 7 miles to the NW. Worsted mfr. and malting are carried on. The borough returned 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
Bodmin through time
Bodmin is now part of North Cornwall district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Cornwall has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bodmin itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bodmin in North Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/730
Date accessed: 19th January 2025
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