PENRYN, CORNWALL

'Penryn' (, from ''Pen-ryn'' meaning 'promontory') is a town in Cornwall, England, UK on the Penryn river. Although now the area is largely dominated by Falmouth, in the medieval period it was an important harbour in its own right, exporting granite and tin. There are 7,166 (2001 census) people living in Penryn. Penryn is twinned with Audierne in Brittany, France. The town has a station on the Maritime Line from Truro to Falmouth.

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History

Education

Higher Education

Schools

See also

External links

History

Founded in 1216, Penryn is one of Cornwall's most ancient towns, with a wealth of charm, character and history. Standing at the head of the Penryn River, it occupies a sheltered position and was a port of some significance in the 15th century.
By the 1600s, the port was thriving with the trade in Cornish tin and copper. From 1554, Penryn held a parliamentary constituency, which became Penryn and Falmouth in 1832. The consituency was abolished in 1950, with Penryn becoming part of the Falmouth and Camborne constituency. It received a royal charter as a borough in 1621.
In the early 19th century, granite works were established by the river and large quantities of the stone were shipped from its quays for construction projects both in the UK and abroad. Today, Penryn is a bustling town and has managed to retain an enormous amount of its heritage. With a large proportion of its buildings dating back to Tudor, Jacobean and Georgian times, the town has been designated as an important Conservation area. The local museum is housed in the Town Hall and brings the history to life.
Penryn railway station was opened by the Cornwall Railway on 24 August 1863. It is towards the north west end of the town and is served by regular trains from Truro to Falmouth on the Maritime Line.

Education

Higher Education

'Tremough'
In 2004, the Tremough Campus was completed, creating the hub of the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) project. It provides a new home for the Institute of Cornish Studies and the University of Exeter's world-renowned Camborne School of Mines, which has moved from Camborne, where it has been for over a century. The Campus also houses departments of University College Falmouth, which is based in the centre of Falmouth. Currently, the campus is undergoing work for its second phase, which includes increased student accommodation and new teaching areas.
The town was the site of a religious college, called Glasney College, before Henry VIII began disestablishing the Roman Catholic religion in the 1530s and 1540s.

Schools

There are currently three schools in Penryn:
Penryn Infant School
Penryn Junior School
Penryn Community College

See also

★ Photograph of Penryn Clock Tower

★ Warmington, Ernie, Penryn - People, Places, Postcards,Photographs, 1998, Printed in Mabe, Published by author, Reprinted 2007

★ Around Penryn (Images of England series), , Ernie, Warmington, Tempus Publishing, , ISBN 0-7524-2098-4

External links

★ Focus on Penryn

★ Penryn Historical and Genealogical Information

★ Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Penryn