Caradon

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Caradon District
Caradon
Location in Cornwall
status District
region South West England
Administration County Cornwall
Administrative headquarters Liskeard
surface 664.39 km² (60.)
Residents 84,000 (281.)
ONS code 15UB
Website -
founding 1974
resolution 2009

Caradon ( Cornish : Karadon ) was a district in the county of Cornwall in England . The administrative seat was the city of Liskeard ; other significant places in the former district are Callington , Looe , Polperro (with Lansallos) , Saltash and Torpoint .

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was formed from the merger of the boroughs Liskeard and Saltash, the urban districts Looe and Torpoint and the rural districts Liskeard and St Germans. On April 1, 2009, in addition to Caradon, all other districts in Cornwall were abolished and united in a single unitary authority .

Parishes

At the time of the dissolution of the district its territory included 41 municipalities ( Parish )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Parish Who's Who on the District 's website ( Memento from October 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 50 ° 27 ′  N , 4 ° 28 ′  W