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Padstow
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Also known as Padstow, Cornwall, Padstow Urban

Padstow (; ) is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary, approximately northwest of Wadebridge, northwest of Bodmin and northeast of Newquay. As well as Padstow itself, the parish also includes the village of Trevone and surrounding rural areas. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 2,669 and the population of the built up area was 2,298.

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UK place.country
England
UK place.map_type
Cornwall
UK place.official_name
Padstow
UK place.cornish_name
Lannwedhenek
UK place.static_image_name
Padstow 1.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Padstow Inner Harbour & quayside
UK place.population
2,669
UK place.population_ref
(Parish, 2021)
UK place.civil_parish
Padstow
UK place.unitary_england
Cornwall Council
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Cornwall
UK place.region
South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
North Cornwall
UK place.post_town
PADSTOW
UK place.postcode_district
PL28
UK place.postcode_area
PL
UK place.dial_code
01841
UK place.os_grid_reference
SW918751

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Population
2828
Area
13.60
Image
Padstow 1.jpg
Dialing code
01841
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postal code
PL28
Commons category
Padstow, Cornwall
OS grid reference
SW918751
P8168
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  • 'Obby 'Oss festival
  • Mummers' or Darkie Day
  • Cornish wrestling
  • Notable people
  • See also
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Padstow (; ) is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary, approximately northwest of Wadebridge, northwest of Bodmin and northeast of Newquay. As well as Padstow itself, the parish also includes the village of Trevone and surrounding rural areas. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 2,669 and the population of the built up area was 2,298.

The geology of the low plateau west of Padstow has resulted in such features as Tregudda Gorge where erosion along the faultline has caused sheer cliffs to form; and Marble Cliffs which has alternating dark grey and light grey strata. The Round Hole is a collapsed sea cave.

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