Caradon

Caradon District

Population
 • 197358,520[1]
 • 200179,647[2]
History
 • Origin
 • Created1 April 1974
 • Abolished1 April 2009
 • Succeeded byCornwall unitary authority
StatusDistrict
ONS code15UB
GovernmentDistrict council
 • HQLiskeard

Subdivisions
 • TypeCivil parishes

Caradon was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It contained five towns: Callington, Liskeard, Looe, Saltash and Torpoint, and over 80 villages and hamlets within 41 civil parishes. Its District Council was based in Liskeard 50°27′11″N 4°27′54″W / 50.453°N 4.465°W / 50.453; -4.465.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the boroughs of Liskeard and Saltash with the urban districts of Looe and Torpoint, along with Liskeard Rural District and St Germans Rural District.

An old sign showing a cemetery in Liskeard, Cornwall as being owned by Caradon District Council.

The district was named after Caradon Hill, the principal landmark of the area, and formerly the site of important copper mines. The district was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England on 1 April.

  1. ^ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 38. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
  2. ^ "Census 2001: Caradon". Census 2001. Office for National Statistics. 1 April 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2009.