FALMOUTH  , a municipal and contributary See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough and seaport of See also:

• CORNWALL

Cornwall, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, 306 m . W.S.W. of See also:

• LONDON

London, on a See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the See also:

• GREAT

Great Western railway . Pop . (1901) 11,789 . It is finely situated on the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west See also:

• SHORE

shore of the largest of the many estuaries which open upon the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county . This is entered by several streams, of which the largest is the Fal . Falmouth See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour lies within Pendennis Point, which shelters the See also:

• ESTUARY (from the Lat. aestuarium, a place reached by aestus, the tide)

estuary from the more open Falmouth See also:

• BAY

Bay . The See also:

• PENRYN

Penryn See also:

• RIVER

river, coming in from the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-west, forms one of several shallow, winding arms of the estuary, the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main channel of which is known as Carrick Roads . To the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east Pendennis See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle stands on its lofty promontory, while on the opposite See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of the roads the picturesque inlet of the Porthcuel river opens between Castle Point on the north, with St Mawes' Castle, and St See also:

• ANTHONY, SAINT
• ANTHONY, SUSAN BROWNELL (1820-1906)

Anthony See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

Head and Zoze Point on the south . The shores of the estuary as a See also:

• RULE

rule slope sharply up to about 25o ft., and are beautifully wooded . The entrance is 1 m. across, and the roads See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form one of the best refuges for See also:

• SHIPPING

shipping on the south coast, being accessible at all times by the largest vessels . Among the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal buildings and institutions in Falmouth are the See also:

• TOWN

town See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

hall, See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market-See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house, hall of the Cornwall See also:

• POLYTECHNIC (Gr. aroWus, many, and rEXvn, an art)

Polytechnic Society, a meteorological and magnetic See also:

• OBSERVATORY

observatory, and a submarine See also:

• MINING

mining See also:

• ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment .

The Royal Cornwall Yacht See also:

• CLUB (connected with " clump ")

Club has its headquarters here, and in the See also:

• ANNUAL

annual regatta the principal See also:

• PRIZE, or PRIZE OF WAR (Fr. prise, from prendre, to take)

prize is a See also:

• CUP (in O.E. cuppe; generally taken to be from Late Lat. cuppa, a variant of Lat. cupa, a cask, cf. Gr. KuaeXXov)

cup given by the See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales as See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of Cornwall . See also:

• ENGINEERING

Engineering, See also:

• SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding, See also:

• BREWING

brewing and the manufacture of manure are carried on, and there are See also:

• OYSTER

oyster and trawl See also:

• FISHERIES

fisheries, especially for See also:

• PILCHARD (in earlier 16th century forms pylcher, pilchar; of unknown origin; the Fr. pilseir is adapted from Eng.)

pilchard . The inner harbour, under the See also:

• JURISDICTION
• JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL LAW, DIVORCE

jurisdiction partly of commissioners and partly of a See also:

• DOCK

dock See also:

• COMPANY

company; is enclosed between two breakwaters, of which the eastern has 23 ft. of See also:

• WATER

water at lowest tides alongside . The See also:

• AREA

area of the harbour is 42 acres, with nearly 700 lineal yards of quayage . There are two graving docks, and repairing yards . See also:

• GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

Grain, See also:

• TIMBER

timber, See also:

• COAL

coal and See also:

• GUANO (a Spanish word from the Peruvian huanu, dung)

guano and other See also:

• MANURES

manures are imported, and See also:

• GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite, See also:

• CHINA

china See also:

• CLAY (from O. Eng. claeg, a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Klei)
• CLAY, CASSIUS MARCELLUS (1810-1903)
• CLAY, CHARLES (1801–1893)
• CLAY, FREDERIC (1838–1889)
• CLAY, HENRY (1777–1852)

clay, See also:

• COPPER (symbol Cu, atomic weight 63.1, H=1, or 63.6, O = 16)

copper ore, See also:

• ROPES, JOHN CODMAN (1836–1899)

ropes and See also:

• FISH (O. Eng. fist, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch visch, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks, cognate with the Lat. piscis)
• FISH, HAMILTON (1808-1893)

fish exported . Falmouth is also in favour as a watering-See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place . The parliamentary borough of Penryn and Falmouth returns one member . The municipal borough is under a See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor, 4 aldermen and 12 councillors . Area, 790 acres . Falmouth (Falemuth) as a haven and See also:

• PORT

port has had a place in the maritime See also:

• HISTORY

history of Cornwall from very See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early times . The site of the town, which is comparatively See also:

• MODERN

modern, was formerly known as Smithick and Pennycomequick and formed See also:

• PART

part of the See also:

• MANOR

manor of Arwenack held by the See also:

• FAMILY

family of See also:

• KILLIGREW, SIR HENRY (d. 1603)
• KILLIGREW, THOMAS (1612-1683)

Killigrew .

The corporations of Penryn, See also:

• TRURO
• TRURO, THOMAS WILDE, 1ST BARON (1782-1855)

Truro and See also:

• HELSTON

Helston opposed the under-taking, but the lords in See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council, to whom the See also:

• MATTER

matter was referred, decided in Killigrew's favour . In 1652 the House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons considered that it would be advantageous to the See also:

• COMMONWEALTH

Commonwealth to See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

grant a See also:

• THURSDAY

Thursday market to Smithick . This market was confirmed to See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• PETER
• PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
• PETER (PEDRO)
• PETER, EPISTLES OF
• PETER, ST

Peter Killigrew in 166o together with two fairs, on the 3oth of See also:

• OCTOBER

October and the 27th of See also:

• JULY

July, and also a See also:

• FERRY (from the same root as that of the verb " to fare," to journey or travel, common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. fahren; it is connected with the root of Gr. 7ropos, way, and Lat. portage, to carry)
• FERRY, JULES FRANCOIS CAMILLE (1832—1893)

ferry between Smithick and See also:

• FLUSHING
• FLUSHING (Dutch Vlissingen)

Flushing . By the See also:

• CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter of See also:

• INCORPORATION (from Lat. incorporare, to form into a body)

incorporation granted in the following See also:

• YEAR

year the name was changed to Falmouth, and a mayor, See also:

• RECORDER
• RECORDER, FIPPLE FLUTE

recorder, 7 aldermen and 12 burgesses constituted a See also:

• COMMON

common council with the usual rights and privileges . Three years later an See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act creating the borough a See also:

• SEPARATE

separate ecclesiastical See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish empowered the mayor and aldermen to assess all buildings within the town at the See also:

• RATE

rate of sixteen pence in the See also:

• POUND
• POUND (2)—(a)

pound for the support of the See also:

• RECTOR (Lat. for " ruler," " guide," &c., from regere, " rule ")

rector . This rector's rate occasioned much See also:

• ILL

ill-feeling in modern times, and by act of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament in 1896 was taken over by the See also:

• CORPORATION (from Lat. corporare, to form into a body, corpus, corporis)

corporation, and See also:

• PROVISION (Lat. provisio)

provision made for its eventual extinction . The disfranchisement of Penryn, which had See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long been a subject of debate in the House of Commons, was settled in 1832, by uniting Penryn with Falmouth for"parliamentary purposes and assigning two members to the See also:

• UNITED

united boroughs . By the Redistribution of Seats Act ,885, the number of members was reduced to one . The fairs granted in 166o are no longer held, and a Saturday market has superseded the chartered market . In the 17th and 18th centuries Falmouth See also:

• GREW, NEHEMIAH (1641-1712)

grew in importance owing to its being a station of the Packet Service for the See also:

• CONVEYANCE

conveyance of mails .