Falmouth ( ; Cornish: Aberfala ) is a city, civil parish and harbor on the River Fal in south coast of Cornwall, England, UK. It has a total population of 21,797 (2011 census).
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The name Falmouth comes from English. (Current speakers of the Cornish language use Aberfal or Aberfala based on Welsh precedents.) Claimed that the previous Celtic name for the place was Cwic-cuic (which translates into English as 'river head') which is similar to the tortuous Pennycomequick district of Plymouth.
Initial history
Falmouth is where Henry VIII built Pendennis Castle to defend Carrick Roads in 1540. The district's main town was later in Penryn. Sir John Killigrew created the town of Falmouth shortly after 1613.
At the end of the 16th century, under threat from the Spanish Armada, the defense in Pendennis was reinforced by the sloping fortress construction. During the Civil War, Pendennis Castle was the second last fortress to surrender to the Parliamentary Army.
After the Civil War, Sir Peter Killigrew received royal patronage when he gave the land for the construction of King Charles Martyr's Church, dedicated to Charles I, "Martyrs".
The Falmouth seal was lit as "Eagle displayed with two heads and in each wing with a tower" (based on Killigrew's arm). The borough of Falmouth arm is "Arg [ent].The two-headed eagle is shown Sa [ble].Every wing is charged with the tower Or at the basis of the issue of the rocky water barry rock also Sa. there beside the tail of the eagle a staff also flies well from a gu [les] flag. "
The Falmouth Package Service operated from Falmouth for over 160 years between 1689 and 1851. The goal was to bring letters to and from the growing British empire. As the best south-western port in England, Falmouth is often the first port to return the Royal Navy ship. Captain John Bullock who worked at the Service Pack built Penmere Manor in 1825
the 19th and 20th centuries
In 1805, news of the British victory and the death of Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar landed here from the schooner Pickle and brought to London by stagecoach. On October 2, 1836 HMSÃ, Beagle docked in Falmouth at the end of a survey journey recorded worldwide. That night, Charles Darwin left the ship and took the Mail coach to his family's home in The Mount, Shrewsbury. The ship stayed a few days and Captain Robert FitzRoy visited the Fox family at nearby Penjerrick Gardens. Darwin's fellow shipmate, Sulivan, then made his home in the village of Flushing, near the beach, then became home to many naval officers.
In 1839 Falmouth was the scene of a gold dust robbery when gold dust worth £ 47,600 from Brazil was stolen upon arrival at the harbor.
The Falmouth Docks were developed from 1858, and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) opened the nearby Falmouth Lifeboat Station in 1867. The building dates back to 1993 and is also home to the Castle Guard. RNLI operates two lifeboats from Falmouth: Richard Cox Scott , a 17m (56ft) all weather vessel, and Eve Park , Atlantic 75 lifeboat.
Near the city center is Kimberley Park. The land has been around since 1877, and was named after Earl of Kimberley who rented the park's land to the district of Falmouth. Currently this park has exotic and carved plants and trees.
The Cornwall train reached Falmouth on August 24, 1863. The train brought new prosperity to Falmouth, as it made it easier for tourists to reach the city. It also allows the rapid transport of goods that have recently been derived from ships in ports. The city now has three train stations. Falmouth Docks rail station is the original terminal and close to Pendennis Castle and Gyllyngvase beach. Falmouth Town railway station opened on December 7, 1970 and is convenient to the National Maritime Museum of Cornwall, waterfront and downtown. The Penmere train station opened on 1 July 1925 to the north of Falmouth and is within walking distance of the Moor peak. All three stations are served by regular trains from Truro on the Maritime Line. Penmere Station was renovated in the late 1990s, using original signs and materials.
During World War II, 31 people were killed in Falmouth by the German bombing. It was also the launching point for the commando attack on Saint-Nazaire. An anti-submarine net was laid from Pendennis to St Mawes, to prevent U-boat enemies from entering the harbor.
Historical plantations
- Arwenack, the land that occupied the site before the development of Falmouth town, the old where the Killigrew family lived.
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Government
Falmouth Town is a civilian parish in Cornwall, formed in 1974 from the historic Falmouth Borough Council. Falmouth received the Order of Charter in 1661.
By 2017, this is governed by sixteen board members (four representing the Boslowick Ward, three each for Arwenack, Penwerris, Smithick, and Trescobeas). Each of them serves a period of four years. The majority of the day-to-day service is provided by the Cornwall Board which is the unity authority that governs the entire land of Cornwall. Falmouth elect five board members for the Cornwall Council.
Economy, industry and tourism
While Falmouth's maritime activity has declined considerably from its heyday, the pier is still a major contributor to the city's economy. It is the largest port in Cornwall. Falmouth is still a cargo port and refueling ships and cargo relocation also keeps the port facilities busy. The harbor is also popular with cruise ship operators.
Further above the shielded Fal's range there are several ships laid out, waiting for sailing orders and/or new owners/tenants.
Falmouth is a popular holiday destination and is now primarily a tourist resort. The five main beaches that begin next to Pendennis Castle and move along the coast to the Helford River are Castle, Tunnel, Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Maenporth beaches. The National Maritime Museum of Cornwall opened in February 2003. The building was designed by architect M. J. Long.
The Falmouth & amp; Penryn Packet , first published in 1858, is still based in the city as the main title in a series of Packet Newspapers for central and western Cornwall.
The West Briton newspaper, first published in 1810, is a weekly tabloid newspaper that also owns Falmouth & amp; Penryn reports editions in the area.
Culture
Falmouth has many literary connections. This city is the birthplace of Toad, Mole and Rat: the classic Kenneth Grahame Wind in Willows began as a series of letters sent to his son. The first two were written at the Greenbank Hotel while Grahame was a guest in May 1907. Reproduction of the letters is currently on display at the hotel. Poldark writer Winston Graham knew the city well and arranged his novel The Forgotten Story (1945) in Falmouth.
The city has become the setting for several movies and television programs. British film star Will Hay was a familiar face in Falmouth in 1935 while making comedy film Windbag the Sailor. This movie has many scenes in the dock area. The dock area is shown in several scenes with John Mills for the 1948 Scottish the Antarctic film. Robert Newton, Bobby Driscoll, and other actors from the 1950 film Walt Disney Treasure Island (some scenes filmed along the Fal River) were visitors to the city. The star of the BBC TV series The Onedin Line lived in town during filming in the late 1970s. In 2011 Paramount Pictures filmed the film portions of World War Z starring Brad Pitt in Falmouth Docks and offshore.
Falmouth has the first "Polytechnic": the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society which went into administration briefly in 2010 but is now a feature of the city with its frequent art exhibitions, stage shows and home art cinemas.
Falmouth is home to many theater groups, including Falmouth Theater Company, Falmouth Young Generation, and Amity Theater. Falmouth Theater Company, also known as FTC, is the oldest local company with shows since 1927.
Falmouth Art Gallery is a public gallery with a diverse collection of 19th and 20th century art including many Cornish modern artists exhibited in four to five seasonal exhibitions each year, as well as "family and free family and community education programs and schools.
Falmouth has its own community radio station Source fm which is broadcast on 96.1 FM and online.
In 2016, Falmouth won the "Great British High Street 2016" award, under the category of 'Coastal Communities'.
Transport
Falmouth harbor
Falmouth is famous for its harbor. Together with Carrick Roads, it forms the third deepest natural harbor in the world, and the deepest in Western Europe. This has been the starting or ending point of various record-breaking trips around the world, as did Robin Knox-Johnston and Dame Ellen MacArthur.
During World War II the United States Navy had a large base in the port of Falmouth as well as a military base in the city. Several US D-day landings are from the port of Falmouth and the surrounding rivers and creeks.
The SS Flying Enterprise, a cargo ship that sailed from Hamburg on December 21, 1951, had a storm on Western Approaches to the English Channel. A crack appeared on the deck and the cargo shifted. A number of ships went to his aid including the attractions of Chaos placed in Falmouth, but they found it impossible to take the Flying Enterprise behind it. The ship was finally brought on January 5, 1952 by Turmoil when he was about 300 nautical miles (560 km) from Falmouth. It took a few days to reach the harbor. On January 10, the crane line was divided when the ship was 41 miles (76 km) from Falmouth. Two other tugboats joined the battle to rescue ships and cargo, but the Flying Enterprise finally drowned later that day. Captain Carlsen and Tug's partner Kenneth Dancy, the only crew member still on board, were picked up by Chaos and taken to Falmouth to be welcomed as heroes.
Road
Falmouth is the terminal of the A39 road, connecting to Bath, Somerset about 180 miles (290 km) away.
Train
Falmouth has three railway stations (described above) at the southern end 11 Ã, / 4 19Ã, km) branch line (Line Maritim) to county town of Truro.
Education
There are five elementary schools in town and one high school, the Falmouth School.
Falmouth University has campuses at the original city site, Woodlane, and others at the Combined University on the Cornwall campus in Tremough, Penryn, which is shared with Exeter University. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs primarily in the areas of Art, Design and Media. University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs, often with a special focus on environment and sustainability, and also hosts the world-renowned Camborne Mine School (previously located near Camborne), specializing in understanding and managing natural processes Earth, resources and environment.
In 2015, actor and comedian Dawn French is installed as chancellor of Falmouth University.
Falmouth Marine School, formerly known as Falmouth Technical College, specializes in traditional and modern boat making, marine engineering, marine environmental science, and marine sports. The campus is part of Cornwall College, registered through Plymouth Polytechnic. The college acts as the first and second colleges for the sixth form students and for undergraduate students, ranging from City and Guild, NVQ and HND.
Sports and recreation
The city has a football team in the South West Peninsula Premier League, Falmouth Town FC, who plays in Bickland Park in the northwest of the city, as well as Falmouth RFC, a rugby union club playing at The Recreation Ground, a site at the top of The Moor.
Falmouth is also home to one of the world's largest cricket clubs, where four teams represent the city in the Cornwall Cricket League, with the first team playing in the Cornwall Premier League. Falmouth CC plays on Trescobeas land on Trescobeas Road.
With its proximity to protected and unprotected waters, Falmouth has long been a popular water sports and boating site. For example, an early show center for a Cornish pilot. Robert Manry's soloist Yachtsman crossed the Atlantic from Falmouth, Massachusetts (named Falmouth) to Falmouth, Cornwall, from June to August 1965 in thirteen and a half feet of Tinkerbelle - this is the smallest boat to make the crossings at the time. This city is the location for the High Ship Race 1966, 1982 and 1998 where about ninety High Ships sailed to Lisbon, Portugal.
Falmouth twins with Douarnenez in Brittany, France and Rotenburg an der WÃÆ'¼mme, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
See also
- Falmouth, Jamaica
- List of topics related to Cornwall
- Church of All Saints, Falmouth
- St. Church of Michael and All Angels, Penwerris
- Falmouth Synagogue
- Twin towns of Cornish and Breton
Further reading
Symons, Alan (1994). Falmouth War Memories. Arwenack Press. ISBN: 9781899121007
Whetter, James (2003). Sejarah Falmouth. Lyfrow Trelyspen. ISBN 9780953997251
Wilson, D.G. (2007). Falmouth Haven: Maritime History of the Great West Country Harbor. Press History. ISBN: 9780752442266
References
External links
- Ã, "Falmouth". EncyclopÃÆ'Â|dia Britannica . 10 (issue 11). 1911. Ã,
- Official Site for Falmouth
- Falmouth Town Council
- Online Catalog for Falmouth at the Cornwall Record Office
- GENUKI articles about Falmouth
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