Kerrier

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Kerrier District
Kerrier
Location in Cornwall
status District
region South West England
Administration County Cornwall
Administrative headquarters Camborne
surface 473.52 km² (106.)
Residents 98,800 (228.)
ONS code 15UD
Website -
founding 1974
resolution 2009

Kerrier was a district in the county of Cornwall in England . The Lizard peninsula with the southernmost point ( Lizard Point ) of the island of Great Britain also belonged to Kerrier . The administrative seat was the city of Camborne . Other important places in the former district are Helston and Redruth . Most people live in the merged cities of Camborne, Redruth and Pool (a little over 39,000 inhabitants in total).

history

The current district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was created from the merger of Borough Helston, Urban District Camborne-Redruth and Rural District Kerrier. On April 1, 2009, in addition to Kerrier, all other districts in Cornwall were abolished and combined into a single unitary authority.

Parishes

At the time of the dissolution of the district its territory included 32 municipalities ( Parish )

Web links

Commons : Kerrier  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Town and Parish Councils within Kerrier District on the district's website ( August 8, 2007 memento in the Internet Archive )
Lizard Point: southernmost point on the British Isles
Navaxpoint on the north coast of Kerrier

Coordinates: 50 ° 13 ′  N , 5 ° 18 ′  W