The Fox Sisters
The Fox Sisters is a memorial in Falmouth, South Cornwall, England. The Fox Sisters is situated nearby to the arts center The Poly, as well as near the community center Fairwinds Community Hub.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Maritime Museum Cornwall and Falmouth Art Gallery.
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Museum
Photo: Vernon39, Public domain.
The National Maritime Museum, Cornwall is located in a harbourside building at Falmouth in Cornwall, England. The building was designed by architect M. National Maritime Museum Cornwall is situated 1,700 feet southeast of The Fox Sisters.
Falmouth Art Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Vernon39, Public domain.
Falmouth Art Gallery is a publicly funded art gallery in Cornwall, with one of the leading art collections in Cornwall and southwest England, which features work by old masters, major Victorian artists, British and French Impressionists, leading surrealists and maritime artists, children's book illustrators, automata, contemporary painters and printmakers. Falmouth Art Gallery is situated 1,300 feet northwest of The Fox Sisters.
Falmouth Docks Railway Station
Railway station
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Falmouth Docks railway station is situated in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It was opened in 1863 as the terminus of the Maritime Line from Truro, although since 1970 Falmouth Town has been the principal station for the town. Falmouth Docks Railway Station is situated 3,100 feet east of The Fox Sisters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flushing and Budock Water.
Flushing
Village
Flushing is a coastal village in the civil parish of Mylor, west Cornwall, UK. It is 3 miles east of Penryn and 10 miles south of Truro. It faces Falmouth across the Penryn River, an arm of the Carrick Roads.
Budock Water
Village
Budock Water is a village and former manor in the civil parish of Budock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated two miles west of Falmouth. Budock Water is situated 1½ miles west of The Fox Sisters.
Mylor Churchtown
Village
Mylor Churchtown is a coastal village in Cornwall, England. It is the church town of the ecclesiastical parish of Mylor and is situated at the mouth of Mylor Creek, approximately three miles north of Falmouth. Mylor Churchtown is situated 1½ miles north of The Fox Sisters.
The Fox Sisters
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Anna Maria Fox 1816‒1897 and Caroline Fox 1819‒1871 inspired the founding of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society, 1833”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Falmouth, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.1537° or 50° 9′ 13″ northLongitude
-5.0681° or 5° 4′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C2P5W3J+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 13909505613OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Poly and Fairwinds Community Hub.
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