Falmouth, Cornwall

Falmouth
Cornish: *Aberfal(a) or Peny-cwm-cuic*
Falmouth Cornish: Aberfal(a) or Peny-cwm-cuic;
Town and civil parish
	Falmouth viewed from the estuary
	Falmouth Location within Cornwall
Population	24,032 (Parish, 2021); 24,070 (Built up area, 2021)
OS grid reference	SW810325
Civil parish	Falmouth;
Unitary authority	Cornwall;
Ceremonial county	Cornwall;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FALMOUTH
Postcode district	TR11
Dialling code	01326
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Truro and Falmouth;
Website	falmouth.co.uk

Falmouth (/ˈfælməθ/ FAL-məth; Cornish (SWF): Aberfala^[3]) is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.^[4]

Falmouth was founded in 1613 by the Killigrew family on a site near the existing Pendennis Castle. It developed as a port on the Carrick Roads harbour, overshadowing the earlier town of Penryn. In the 19th century after the arrival of the railways, tourism became important to its economy. In modern times, both industries maintain a presence in Falmouth and the town is also home to the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, a campus of Falmouth University and Falmouth Art Gallery. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 24,032.

^ "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)
^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Official Maga Placenames list". Cornish Language Partnership. May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4

[2021census-1] "2021 Census Parish Profiles". NOMIS. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2025. (To get individual parish data, use the query function on table PP002.)

[bua-2] "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[3] "Official Maga Placenames list". Cornish Language Partnership. May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

[4] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth ISBN 978-0-319-23149-4

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