Bodmin

Also known as Bodmin, Cornwall, Bodmin Borough

Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor.

Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Bodmin Public Rooms - geograph.org.uk - 1064189.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Bodmin Public Rooms (Capitol Cinema)
UK place.country: England
UK place.map_type: Cornwall
UK place.official_name: Bodmin
UK place.cornish_name: Bosvena
UK place.population: 16,909
UK place.population_ref: (Parish, 2021)
UK place.population_demonym: Bodminite
UK place.civil_parish: Bodmin
UK place.unitary_england: Cornwall
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cornwall
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: North Cornwall
UK place.post_town: BODMIN
UK place.postcode_district: PL31
UK place.postcode_area: PL
UK place.dial_code: 01208

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Wikidata facts

Population: 12881
Image: Bodmin General railway station 1.jpg
Dialing code: 01208

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Commons category: Bodmin
postal code: PL31
OS grid reference: SX071665
native label: Bosvenegh
IPA transcription: ˈbɒd.mɪn
P12749: Carl Mannich

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Contents

Situation and origin of the name
History
Rebellions
"Bodmin Town"
Governance
Administrative history
Bodmin Borough Police
County town
Churches
Parish church of St Petroc
Other churches
Archdeaconry of Bodmin
Sites of interest
Bodmin Jail
Institutions
Other sites
Education
Primary schools
Bodmin College
Callywith College
Army School of Education
Transport
Sport and leisure
Cornish wrestling
Deprivation and crime
Media
Town twinning
Official heraldry
Official events
'Beating the bounds' and 'hurling'
Notable people
Sport
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor.

The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is bordered to the east by Cardinham parish, to the southeast by Lanhydrock parish, to the southwest and west by Lanivet parish, and to the north by Helland parish. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 16,909.