Callington

Also known as Callington, Cornwall

Callington () is a town and civil parish in east Cornwall, England. It lies about north of Saltash and south of Launceston. The parish had a population of 5,983 in 2021.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.map_type: Cornwall
UK place.label_position: left
UK place.official_name: Callington
UK place.cornish_name: Kelliwik
UK place.static_image_name: Callington 1.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Fore Street, Callington's main street
UK place.population: 5,983
UK place.population_ref: (Parish, 2021)
UK place.civil_parish: Callington
UK place.unitary_england: Cornwall
UK place.constituency_westminster: South East Cornwall

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Geography
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Railway station
Governance
Administrative history
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Sport
Cornish wrestling
Twinning
Notable people
Freemasonry
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Callington () is a town and civil parish in east Cornwall, England. It lies about north of Saltash and south of Launceston. The parish had a population of 5,983 in 2021.

==Geography== The town is situated in east Cornwall between Dartmoor to the east and Bodmin Moor to the west. A former agricultural market town, it lies at the intersection of the south–north A388 Saltash to Launceston road and the east–west A390 Tavistock to Liskeard road.