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'''St Austell with Fowey''' was a [[municipal borough]] in [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1968 by a merger of the historic borough of [[Fowey]] and the much more populous [[St Austell]] [[urban district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10002151|title=Relationships / unit history of ST AUSTELL WITH FOWEY|work=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|publisher=[[University of Portsmouth]] with others|accessdate=2008-12-19}}</ref> {{coord|50.338|-4.794|display=inline,title}}
'''St Austell with Fowey''' (pronounced "foy") was a [[municipal borough]] in [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1968 by a merger of the historic borough of [[Fowey]] and the much more populous [[St Austell]] [[urban district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10002151|title=Relationships / unit history of ST AUSTELL WITH FOWEY|work=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|publisher=[[University of Portsmouth]] with others|accessdate=2008-12-19}}</ref> {{coord|50.338|-4.794|display=inline,title}}


In 1974 St Austell with Fowey was merged under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] into the new [[Restormel]] district, becoming an [[unparished area]] until 1979. In 1979 Fowey become a [[civil parish]], and in December 2008 it was announced that St Austell would be gaining a town council, and that St Austell Bay, Carlyon and Pentewan Valley would become civil parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7766589.stm|title=Town and parishes to get councils|work=BBC News website|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=2008-12-19}}</ref>
In 1974 St Austell with Fowey was merged under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] into the new [[Restormel]] district, becoming an [[unparished area]] until 1979. In 1979 Fowey become a [[civil parish]], and in December 2008 it was announced that St Austell would be gaining a town council, and that St Austell Bay, Carlyon and Pentewan Valley would become civil parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7766589.stm|title=Town and parishes to get councils|work=BBC News website|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=2008-12-19}}</ref>

Revision as of 08:51, 3 April 2009

St Austell with Fowey (pronounced "foy") was a municipal borough in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It was created in 1968 by a merger of the historic borough of Fowey and the much more populous St Austell urban district.[1] 50°20′17″N 4°47′38″W / 50.338°N 4.794°W / 50.338; -4.794

In 1974 St Austell with Fowey was merged under the Local Government Act 1972 into the new Restormel district, becoming an unparished area until 1979. In 1979 Fowey become a civil parish, and in December 2008 it was announced that St Austell would be gaining a town council, and that St Austell Bay, Carlyon and Pentewan Valley would become civil parishes.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Relationships / unit history of ST AUSTELL WITH FOWEY". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth with others. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  2. ^ "Town and parishes to get councils". BBC News website. BBC. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
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