Penryn, Cornwall
Penryn
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St Gluvias Street, Penryn | |
Penryn Location within Cornwall | |
| Population | 8,489 (Parish, 2021) 11,195 (Built up area, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | SW782345 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRYN |
| Postcode district | TR10 |
| Dialling code | 01326 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Penryn (/pɛnˈrɪn/; Cornish: Pennrynn, meaning 'promontory') is a civil parish and town in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the Penryn River about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Falmouth. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 8,489 and the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics (which extends beyond the parish boundary) had a population of 11,195.
Though now the town is overshadowed by the larger nearby town of Falmouth, Penryn was once an important harbour in its own right, lading granite and tin to be shipped to other parts of the country and world during the medieval period.