Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Penryn and Falmouth

Penryn and Falmouth, parl. bor., Cornwall, 4668 ac., pop. 18,072; comprises the mun. bors. of Falmouth and Penryn, the township of Falmouth, parts of the pars. of Budock and Mylor, and part of the township of St Gluvias. The bor. returns 1 member to Parliament; it returned 2 members until 1885.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parliamentary borough"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Cornwall AncC
Place: Penryn

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