Lostwithiel

Also known as Lostwithiel, Cornwall, Lostwithiel CP, Lostwithiel civil parish, Lostwydhyel

Lostwithiel (; ) is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It stands at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. At the 2021 census, the population of the parish was 3,070. The name Lostwithiel comes from the Cornish "lostwydhyel" which means "tail of a wooded area".

Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Lostwithiel bridge river Fowey Cornwall.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 240
UK place.static_image_caption: The 12th-century bridge across the River Fowey
UK place.country: England
UK place.map_type: Cornwall
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.official_name: Lostwithiel
UK place.population: 3,070
UK place.population_ref: (Parish, 2021)
UK place.civil_parish: Lostwithiel
UK place.unitary_england: Cornwall Council
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cornwall

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Contents

Origin of the name
History
Geography
Buildings
Governance
Administrative history
Culture
Sport
Education
Transport
Twinning
Notable people
See also
References
External links

==Origin of the name== The origin of the name Lostwithiel is a subject much debated. In the 16th century it was thought that the name came from the Roman name Uzella, translated as Les Uchel in Cornish. In the 17th century popular opinion was that the name came from a translation of Lost (a tail) and Withiel (a lion), the lion in question being the lord who lived in the castle.