| Bodmin | |
| Cornish: Bosvenegh | |
  Bodmin shown within Cornwall |
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| Population | 12,778 (Civil Parish, 2001) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Bodmin |
| District | North Cornwall |
| Shire county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BODMIN |
| Postcode district | PL31 |
| Dialling code | 01208 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| European Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Cornwall |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
Bodmin (Cornish: Bosvenegh) is a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom, with a population of 12,778 (2001 census). For the Cornish-English dialect see West Country dialects and List of Cornish dialect words. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. 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Situation
Bodmin lies in the centre of Cornwall, along the western edge of Bodmin Moor. Bodmin Moor ( Cornish: Goen Bren) is a Granite Moorland in northeastern Cornwall, UK, 208 km² (80 sq mile in size dating St. Petroc founded a priory in Bodmin in the 6th century and gave the town its alternate name of Petrockstow. Petrock redirects here You may be looking for Pet Rock, or the 7th century Dumnonian king Petroc Baladrddellt. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. 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. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey In the 15th century the Norman church of St. Petroc was heavily rebuilt and stands as one of the largest churches in Cornwall. Also built at that time was an abbey, now mostly ruined. For most of Bodmin's history, the tin industry was a mainstay of the economy. Tin is a Chemical element with the symbol Sn (stannum and Atomic number 50
Origin of the name
It has been suggested that the town's name comes from an archaic word in the Cornish "bod" (meaning a dwelling; the later word is "bos") and a contraction of "menegh" (monks). For the Cornish-English dialect see West Country dialects and List of Cornish dialect words. It may however refer to an earlier monastic settlement instituted by St. Gonion, which St. Petroc took as his site.
History
An inscription on a stone built into the wall of a summer house in Lancarffe furnishes proof of a settlement in Bodmin in the early Middle Ages. It is a memorial to one "Duno[. ]atus son of Me[. ]cagnus" and has been dated from the sixth to eighth centuries. [2]
Bodmin was the centre of three Cornish uprisings. The first was the Cornish Rebellion of 1497 when a Cornish army, led by Michael An Gof, a blacksmith from St. Keverne. The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 was a popular uprising by the people of Cornwall in the far south west of Britain. Michael Joseph (better known as Michael An Gof, where An Gof is Cornish for " Blacksmith " died 24 June 1497) St Keverne ( Cornish: Lannaghevran) is a village and Civil parish in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, United Kingdom, and Thomas Flamank, a lawyer from Bodmin, marched to Blackheath in London where they were eventually defeated by 10,000 men of the King's army under Baron Daubeny. Thomas Flamank (executed June 24, 1497) was a Lawyer from Cornwall who together with Michael An Gof led the Cornish Rebellion Then, in the Autumn of 1497, a man named Perkin Warbeck tried to usurp the throne from Henry VII. Perkin Warbeck (1474 &ndash 23 November 1499) was a Pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII of England Warbeck was proclaimed King Richard IV in Bodmin but Henry had little difficulty crushing the uprising. Finally, in 1549, Cornishmen rose once again in rebellion when the staunchly Protestant Edward VI tried to impose a new Prayer Book. Edward VI (12 October 1537 &ndash 6 July 1553 became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine Cornish people were still strongly attached to the Catholic religion and again a Cornish army was formed in Bodmin which marched across the border to lay siege to Exeter in Devon. This became known as the Prayer Book Rebellion. The Prayer Book Rebellion, Western Rising or Western Rebellion was a popular revolt in Cornwall and Devon, in 1549 Proposals to translate the Prayer Book into Cornish were suppressed and in total 4,000 people were killed in the rebellion.
Sites of interest
Bodmin Gaol, operational for over 150 years but now a semi-ruin, was built in the late 18th century, and was the first British prison to hold prisoners in separate cells (though often up to 10 at a time) rather than communally. Bodmin Gaol (alternatively Bodmin Jail) is a tourist attraction and former prison situated in Bodmin, on the edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Over fifty prisoners condemned at the Bodmin Assize Court were hanged at the prison. The Court of Assize, or Assizes, is a medieval term for Legal codes (such as Assizes of Jerusalem) that continues to be used in modern times It was also used for temporarily holding prisoners sentenced to transportation, awaiting transfer to the prison hulks lying in the highest navigable reaches of the River Fowey. Also, during World War I the prison held some of Britain's priceless national treasures including the Domesday Book, the ring and the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The collective term Crown Jewels denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the Coronation ceremony and at various other
Other buildings of interest include the former Shire Hall, now a tourist information centre, and the Regimental Barracks of the now defunct Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, now a regimental museum. A county hall or shire hall is the Headquarters of a County 's administration. The Duke of Cornwall 's Light Infantry was the 32nd Regiment of Foot of the British Army. It includes the history of the regiment from 1702, plus a military library. The original barracks make the regimental museum and it was founded in 1925. There is a fine collection of small arms and machine guns, plus maps, uniforms and paintings on display.
In 1966, the "Finn VC Estate" was named in honour of Victoria cross winner James Henry Finn who once lived in the Town. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since James Henry Finn VC ( 24 November 1893 - 30 March 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the
The Bodmin Beacon Local Nature Reserve is the hill overlooking the town. The reserve has 83 acres (33. 6 ha) of public land and at its highest point it reaches 162 metres with the distinctive landmark at the summit. The 44-metre tall monument to Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert[3] was built in 1857. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the
Education
There are no independent schools in the area.
- St Petroc's Primary School
St. Petroc's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School[1] Athelstan Park, Bodmin, Cornwall was given this title in September 1990 after the amalgamation of St. Petroc's Infant School and St. Petroc's Junior School.
St. Petroc's is a large school with some 440 pupils between the ages of four and eleven. Eight of its fourteen governors are nominated by the Diocese of Truro or the Parochial Church Council of St. The Diocese of Truro forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. Petroc's, Bodmin.
- Bodmin College
Bodmin College is a large state comprehensive school for ages 11-18 on the outskirts of the town and on the edge of Bodmin Moor. Its headmaster is Mr Robert Mitchell. The College is home to the nationally acclaimed "Bodmin College Jazz Orchestra", run by former Director of Music at the school Adrian Evans. [2]
In 1997, Systems & Control students at Bodmin College constructed Roadblock, a robot which entered and won the first series of Robot Wars and was succeeded by "The Beast of Bodmin". Roadblock is a Robot built to compete in the BBC Television series of Robot Wars.
Transportation
Bodmin Parkway railway station is served by main line trains and is situated on the Cornish Main Line about 3½ miles (5½ km) south-east from the town centre. Bodmin Parkway railway station is a station on the Cornish Main Line and serves the nearby Town of Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom The Cornish Main Line is a Railway line in the United Kingdom, which forms the backbone for rail services in Cornwall, as well as providing a direct A heritage railway, the Bodmin and Wenford Railway, runs from Bodmin Parkway station via Bodmin General railway station to Boscarne Junction where there is access to the Camel Trail. A heritage railway ( United Kingdom) preserved railway ( United Kingdom) or tourist railroad ( United States and Canada) is a The Bodmin and Wenford Steam Railway (BWSR is a Heritage railway, based at Bodmin in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Bodmin General railway station, located in Bodmin, Cornwall, Great Britain, was the terminus of the Great Western Railway 's Bodmin branch line The Camel Trail is a disused and resurfaced railway line in Cornwall, United Kingdom, that provides a recreational route for walkers cyclists and horse riders
Town twinning
Bederkesa, Germany
Grass Valley, California
Relecq-Kerhuon, Brittany, France
See also
Notes
- ^ Bodmin Town Councillor profiles
- ^ Discussion, photo and bibliography in Elisabeth Okasha, Corpus of early Christian inscribed stones of South-west Britain (Leicester: University Press, 1993), pp. Bederkesa or Bad Bederkesa is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Grass Valley (originally Centreville) and is represented by Republican John Doolittle. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The annual Bodmin Riding custom was held at Bodmin in Cornwall on the Sunday and Monday after 7 July (St Thomas a Becket's Day This is a list of topics related to Cornwall, United Kingdom. 126-128
- ^ H. M. Chichester, ‘Gilbert, Sir Walter Raleigh, first baronet (1785–1853)’, rev. Roger T. Stearn, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 1 Jan 2008
Bodmin is home to the thunder races championship winners, brian, spencer and steve. (The beasts of Bodmin)
The beasts of bodmin also took part in the scrapheap challenge and scrapheap challenge finals.
External links
- A Brief History of Bodmin
- About Bodmin
- Bodmin Town Council
- Bodmin OCS
- Informations, photos of Bodmin
- St Petroc's Primary School
- Bodmin Beacon Nature Reserve
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