Camelford Rural District was a local government division of north

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between 1894 and 1974. The district council offices were at

Camelford Camelford ( kw, Reskammel) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles (16 km) north of Bodmin and is governed ...

, Cornwall,

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, UK, latterly in the former grammar school. It was one of several rural districts in Cornwall which carried out some local government functions while those for Cornwall as a whole were the responsibility of the

Cornwall County Council Cornwall County Council ( kw, Konteth Konsel Kernow) was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Cornwall in south west England. It came into its powers on 1 April 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 2009. History Cornwall County Counc ...

Parishes

The following

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

es were within the district: *

(Lanteglos by Camelford; Advent) *

Davidstow Davidstow ( kw, Logdewi (village) and kw, Pluwdhewi (parish)) is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is north of Bodmin Moor straddling the A395 road about north of Camelford. The hamlets of Hal ...

Forrabury and Minster Forrabury and Minster is a civil parish on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish was originally divided between the coastal parish of Forrabury and inland parish of Minster until they were united on the 1st of April 19 ...

(Forrabury; Minster) *

Lesnewth __NOTOC__ Lesnewth ( kw, Lysnowyth) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is about six miles east of Tintagel Head and two miles east of Boscastle. The parish is bounded on the north by St Juliot (where the 2011 ...

Michaelstow Michaelstow ( kw, Logmighal (village) and kw, Pluwvighal yn Trygordh (parish)) is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is about south of Camelford. The hamlets of Fentonadle, Trevenning and Treve ...

Otterham Otterham ( kw, Prasotri) is a village and a civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately south of Bude and north of Camelford.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 ''Bude & Clovelly'' Ot ...

* St Breward * St Clether * St Juliot *

St Teath St Teath (; kw, Eglostedha) is a civil parish and village in north Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. Geography The village is situated approximately three miles (5 km) southwest of Camelford and seven miles (11 km) northeast o ...

(St Teath; Delabole) *

Tintagel Tintagel () or Trevena ( kw, Tre war Venydh, meaning ''Village on a Mountain'') is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, England. The village and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surroundin ...

Trevalga Trevalga ( kw, Trevelgi) is a coastal civil parish and hamlet in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is bounded on the north by the Celtic Sea, on the southeast by Forrabury and Minster parish and on the west by Tintagel parish. ...

Sources

Camelford Rural District
in Vision of Britain (based on F. Youngs, ''Local Administrative Units: Southern England''. London: Royal Historical Society; p. 63) {{coord, 50.6190, -4.6812, display=title History of Cornwall Rural districts of England Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Local government in Cornwall Camelford