Carrick

Disambiguation: Carrick is also the name of a town in Tasmania, Australia, and the name of a former part of Ayrshire in Scotland. For the Olympic medallist, see Carrick (horse).

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Carrick is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Truro. Other places include Falmouth and Penryn.

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The district was created on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the city of Truro, the boroughs of Falmouth and Penryn, and Truro Rural District. It is named after the Carrick Roads, an inlet near Falmouth that the rivers Percuil, Penryn and Fal drain into.

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Carrick: Disambiguation: Carrick is also the name of a town in Tasmania, Australia, and the name of a former part of Ayrshire in Scotland. For the Olympic medallist, see Carrick (horse)....

Tasmania: The island of Tasmania, an Australian state, is located 240 km (150 miles) south of the eastern portion of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait. Tasmania has a population of 456,652 (census 2001) and an area of 68,332 km? (26 383 square miles). As at 31 March 2003, Tasmania's estima...

Ayrshire: Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir ?ir in Scottish Gaelic) is a traditional county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr and Kilmarnock. The town of Troon (pop. 20,000) on the coast hosts the British Open Golf Championship every seven years, inc...