North Cornwall

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North Cornwall District
Shown within UK and Cornwall
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South West England
Admin. County:	Cornwall
Area: - Total	Ranked 14th 1,195.17 km²
Admin. HQ:	Wadebridge & Bodmin
ONS code:	15UE
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 279th 84,100 70 / km²
Ethnicity:	99.1% White
Politics
North Cornwall District Council http://www.ncdc.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:	Independent / Conservative
MPs:	Colin Breed, Dan Rogerson

North Cornwall is the largest of the six local government districts of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Wadebridge. Other places include Bude, Bodmin, Launceston, Padstow, and Camelford.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by a merger of the boroughs of Bodmin and Launceston, along with Bude-Stratton urban district and Camelford Rural District, Launceston Rural District, Stratton Rural District and Wadebridge and Padstow Rural District.

North Cornwall is an area of outstanding natural beauty that is of important geological and scientific interest. It is the only part part of Cornwall that is made of carboniferous sandstone.

A similar area is covered by the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.

[edit] Parishes of North Cornwall

Advent
Altarnun
Blisland
Bodmin
Boyton
Bude-Stratton
Camelford
Cardinham
Davidstow
Egloshayle
Egloskerry
Forrabury and Minster
Helland
Jacobstow
Kilkhampton
Laneast
Lanhydrock
Lanivet
Launcells
Launceston
Lawhitton Rural
Lesnewth
Lewannick
Lezant
Marhamchurch
Michaelstow
Morwenstow
North Hill
North Petherwin
North Tamerton
Otterham
Padstow

Poundstock
St Breock
St Breward
St Clether
St Endellion
St Ervan
St Eval
St Gennys
St Issey
St Juliot
St Kew
St Mabyn
St Merryn
St Minver Highlands
St Minver Lowlands
St Stephens by Launceston Rural
St Teath
St Thomas the Apostle Rural
St Tudy
South Petherwin
Stoke Climsland
Tintagel
Tremaine
Treneglos
Tresmeer
Trevalga
Trewen
Wadebridge
Warbstow
Week St. Mary
Werrington
Whitstone
Withiel

[edit] See also

List of topics related to Cornwall

[edit] External links

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