Lostwithiel
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Lostwithiel Cornish Lostwydhyel |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 24 ′ N , 4 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SX104598 | ||
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| Residents | 2814 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | LOSTWITHIEL | ||
| ZIP code section | PL22 | ||
| prefix | 01208 | ||
| region | South West England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall | ||
| British Parliament | South East Cornwall | ||
Lostwithiel is a civil parish in south west Cornwall . It lies at the mouth of the River Fowey . Lostwithiel has numerous medieval houses and is a popular vacation spot despite the rainy weather.
history
Lostwithiel was, along with the neighboring parish of Lanlivery, constituency for the British House of Commons from 1304 to 1832 . Since 1702 it was considered a " rotten borough ", a community that sent members of parliament, although it was insignificant or even uninhabited. In Lostwithiel the members of the corporation were entitled to vote, they basically voted for the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe , who cobbled them with money. In 1816 the corporation had 24 members. In 1831 the community had 1,047 inhabitants and consisted of 303 houses.
Nearby took place on August 13, 1644, the Battle of Lostwithiel between the parliamentary troops under Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex and King Charles I , which ended with the retreat from Essex over the Tamar .
Listed buildings
- St. Bartholomew Church
- Bridge over the Fowey
- Masonic house
Famous citizens
- the singer Stephen Varcoe (* 1949)
Town twinning
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The place is related to Pleyber-Christ in Brittany .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Lostwithiel Parish. Local Area Report. In: nomisweb.co.uk. 2011, accessed September 30, 2019 (originally accessed March 18, 2011).
- ^ Lostwithiel Twinning Association. In: lostwithiel.org.uk, accessed September 30, 2019.