Grampound

Grampound is a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom, with 638 residents as of the 2001 census. It lies on the A396, between Truro and St Austell, and also on the River Fal.

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Cornwall - United Kingdom - 2001 - A396 - Truro - St Austell - River Fal

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Together with the nearby hamlet of Creed, the village forms a civil parish, named Grampound with Creed. It is part of the borough of Restormel. Formerly Grampound was in the parishes of Creed, with part in the parish of Probus.

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Creed - Civil parish - Restormel - Probus

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Around a mile from the town proper is a railway town named Grampound Road, this does not form part of the Grampound with Creed parish, but is instead part of the Ladock parish, which is part of the Carrick district.

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Railway town - Grampound Road - Ladock - Carrick

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It was formerly considered a town, having been granted a charter some time before the 1334. It elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons from the reign of Edward VI until it was disenfranchised in 1821, for corruption.

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1334 - Unreformed House of Commons - Edward VI - 1821

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MPs to have represented the town include William Noye, John Hampden, Grey Cooper and Charles W. Cornwall.

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William Noye - John Hampden - Grey Cooper - Charles W. Cornwall

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