Camelford
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  Camelford Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 2,945 (Town Census, 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SX101831 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CAMELFORD |
| Postcode district | PL32 |
| Dialling code | 01840 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Camelford (Cornish: Reskammel[1]) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles (16 km) north of Bodmin[2] and is governed by Camelford Town Council.[3] The ward population at the 2011 Census was 4,001.[4] The town population at the same census was 865.[5] Lanteglos-by-Camelford is the ecclesiastical parish in which the town is situated.[note 1]
Camelford is in the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency represented by Scott Mann MP since 2015. Until 1974, the town was the administrative headquarters of Camelford Rural District. From 2009 to 2021, the town was represented on Cornwall Council by the Camelford ward. From the 2021 local elections, it has been represented by the Camelford and Boscastle ward.
The two main industrial enterprises in the area are the slate quarry at Delabole and the cheese factory at Davidstow and there is a small industrial estate at Highfield.
The A39 road (dubbed 'Atlantic Highway') passes through the town centre: a bypass has been discussed for many years. Camelford Station, some distance from the town, closed in 1966; the site was subsequently used as a cycling museum.
- ^ "Cornish Language Partnership : Place names in the SWF". Magakernow.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin ISBN 978-0-319-22938-5
- ^ Camelford Archived 10 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Camelford Ward population 2011". Ukcensusdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Lanteglos by Camelford population 2011". Genuki.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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