Bodmin is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom, with a population of 12,778 (2001 census). It was the county town of Cornwall, until the Crown Courts moved to Truro, which is also the administrative centre. Bodmin lies in the centre of Cornwall, along the western edge of Bodmin Moor. St. Petroc founded a priory in Bodmin in the 6th century and gave the town its alternate name of Petrockstow.
Bodmin is one of the oldest towns in the Duchy, and the only Cornish settlement of size recorded in the Domesday Book of the late 11th century. In the 15th century the Norman church of St. Petroc was heavily rebuilt and stands as one of the largest churches in Cornwall. For most of Bodmin's history, the tin industry was a mainstay of the economy.
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Local Attractions :
Bodmin & Wenford Railway : www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk
Military Museum : http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/dcli/duke_museum.htm
Pencarrow : www.pencarrow.co.uk
Restormel Castle : http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_south/200/restormelcastle.htm
Other Popular Attractions in Cornwall