Newquay

Also known as Tewynblustri, Newquay, Cornwall

Newquay ( ; ) is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries with an airport and a spaceport, and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast, approximately north of Truro and west of Bodmin.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.map_type: Newquay
UK place.official_name: Newquay
UK place.cornish_name: Tewynblustri
UK place.population: 23,626
UK place.population_ref: (Parish, 2021)
UK place.unitary_england: Cornwall
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cornwall
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: St Austell and Newquay
UK place.post_town: NEWQUAY
UK place.postcode_district: TR7, TR8

~41 min read

Article

46 sections

Contents

History
Prehistoric period
Domesday Book
Funds to build a 'new quay'
Medieval to Early Modern period
The Huer's Hut
Central Inn
Dr William Borlase visit in 1755
19th century
Victorian hotels
20th century
21st century
Governance
Administrative history
Geography
Climate
Geology
Economy
Tourism
Town trail
Spaceport
Transport
Railway
History
Mid Cornwall Metro
Airport
Bus
Education
Second World War
Religious sites
Non-conformist
Roman Catholic
Parish Church
Public Services
Emergency services
Newquay Community Hospital
Sport and leisure
Surfing
Notable people
Sport
Twinning
Filmography
See also
Notes
References
External links

The town is bounded to the south by the River Gannel and its associated salt marsh, and to the north-east by the Porth Valley. The western edge of the town meets the Atlantic at Fistral Bay. The town has been expanding inland (south) since the former fishing village of New Quay began to grow in the second half of the nineteenth century.