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Helston
Boating lake at Helston, Cornwall, Eng.
Helston
England, United Kingdom
Helston, town (parish), Cornwall unitary authority, southwestern England. It lies on the River Cober, about 2.5 miles (4 km) from Mountâs Bay of the Atlantic Ocean.
In the 13th century Helston, lying in the extreme southwest of England, was western Cornwallâs most important town, having a harbour on the Cober, which then connected with Mountâs Bay but now drains into a landlocked lake. In the Elizabethan era Helston was one of the four Cornish stannary (tin-working) towns. Pop. (2001) 9,780; (2011) 11,178.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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