Bodmin
Bodmin a small town of around 15,000 people in the middle of North Cornwall to the south west of Bodmin Moor. It was the major religious and administrative centre for Cornwall throughout the Middle Ages from the late Saxon period onwards.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bodmin and Wenford Railway and Callywith College.
Bodmin and Wenford Railway
Photo: Our Phellap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bodmin Railway is a 6 miles 12 chains heritage railway at Bodmin in Cornwall, England. Its headquarters are at Bodmin General railway station and it connects with the national rail network at Bodmin Parkway.
Callywith College
College
Callywith College is a further education college in Bodmin, Cornwall. The first all-new college in the UK for 20 years, it was created with the assistance of Truro and Penwith College to serve students aged 16–19 from mid, north and east Cornwall, and opened in September 2017.
Bodmin Jail
Museum
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bodmin Jail is a historic former prison situated in Bodmin, on the edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Built in 1779 and closed in 1927, a large range of buildings fell into ruin, but parts of the prison have been turned into a tourist attraction, and more recently another large part was converted into a hotel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helland and Nanstallon.
Helland
Village
Helland is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles north of Bodmin. The meaning of the name Helland is unclear: it is possible that the origin is in Cornish hen & lan. Helland is situated 2½ miles north of Bodmin.
Nanstallon
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nanstallon is a village in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles west of Bodmin. Nanstallon is in the civil parish of Lanivet overlooking the River Camel valley and the Camel Trail, a long distance path. Nanstallon is situated 2 miles west of Bodmin.
Bodmin
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.4678° or 50° 28′ 4″ northLongitude
-4.716° or 4° 42′ 58″ westElevation
348 feet (106 metres)Open location code
9C2QF79M+4HGeoNames ID
7299979
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