Falmouth

Summary

Falmouth is a town^[1]. Falmouth ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,034 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Falmouth is located in Cornwall^[3].
• Falmouth is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Falmouth is on the body of water Carrick Roads^[5].
• Falmouth's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Falmouth's instance of is recorded as civil parish^[7].
• River Fal is named after Falmouth^[8].
• Falmouth's postal code is recorded as TR11^[9].
• Falmouth's Commons category is recorded as Falmouth, Cornwall^[10].
• Falmouth's local dialing code is recorded as 01326^[11].
• Falmouth's OS grid reference is recorded as SW810325^[12].
• Falmouth's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.15, 'longitude': -5.0666666666667}^[13].
• Falmouth's authority is recorded as Falmouth Town Council^[14].
• Falmouth's official website is recorded as http://www.falmouth.co.uk/^[15].
• Falmouth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Falmouth, Cornwall^[16].
• Falmouth's Commons gallery is recorded as Falmouth, Cornwall^[17].
• Falmouth has a population of {'amount': '+25223'}^[18].
• Falmouth has a population of {'amount': '+21797'}^[19].
• Falmouth has a population of {'amount': '+24032'}^[20].
• Falmouth has a population of {'amount': '+20775'}^[21].
• Falmouth's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Falmouth's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Falmouth's described by source is recorded as Akademi Kernewek's Place Names^[24].
• Falmouth's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Falmouth's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Fünfter Band^[26].
• Falmouth's category for people born here is recorded as Q17477466^[27].

Body

Geography

Falmouth is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Falmouth is located in Cornwall^[3]. Falmouth is on the body of water Carrick Roads^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Falmouth covers an area of {'amount': '+7.79'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+25223'}^[18], {'amount': '+21797'}^[19], {'amount': '+24032'}^[20], and {'amount': '+20775'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[6] and civil parish^[7].

History and Context

River Fal is named after Falmouth^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Falmouth include Falmouth^[29], a town in the United States^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1660^[32] and Falmouth Town railway station^[33], a railway station^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1970^[36].

Why It Matters

Falmouth ranks in the top 2% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,034 views/month).^[2] Falmouth has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Falmouth is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Falmouth include Falmouth^[29], a town in the United States^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1660^[32] and Falmouth Town railway station^[33], a railway station^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1970^[36].