Municipal Borough of St Austell with Fowey

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Coordinates: 50°20′17″N 4°47′38″W / 50.338°N 4.794°W / 50.338; -4.794
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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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