Restormel ( kw, Rostorrmel) was a
borough of
Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, one of the six administrative divisions that made up the county. Its council was based in
St Austell
St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon.
St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; at the 2011 census it had a population of 19,958.
History
St Austell wa ...
; its other towns included
Newquay
Newquay ( ; kw, Tewynblustri) is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, in the south west of England. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries, spaceport and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of ...
.
The borough was named after
Restormel Castle
Restormel Castle ( kw, Kastel Rostorrmel) lies by the River Fowey near Lostwithiel in Cornwall, England, UK. It is one of the four chief Norman castles of Cornwall, the others being Launceston, Tintagel and Trematon. The castle is notable for ...
. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
, by a merger of the borough of St. Austell with Fowey, Newquay Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district and St Austell Rural District. The name ''Restormel'' comes from Cornish language, Cornish, meaning the ''king's tower hill''.
The motto of the borough, in Cornish language, Cornish, is ''Ro an mor hag an tyr'', meaning "From the sea and from the land". It recognises the borough's connection with the sea (fishing and tourism) and the land (china clay and agriculture). St Austell, the largest settlement in Cornwall, does not have a Parish/Town Council.
The district was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England on 1 April 2009.
Twinning
Restormel is twinned by oath, which can be viewed in the council offices in
St Austell
St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon.
St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; at the 2011 census it had a population of 19,958.
History
St Austell wa ...
, with Kreis Dithmarschen. This used to be part of the borough council; however, in recent years it has become a separate organisation.
Council investments
In March 2009, Restormel Borough Council was accused by spending watchdog the Audit Commission (United Kingdom), Audit Commission of "negligence" for putting money into Icelandic banks days before they went bust in October 2008.
BBC News – March 2009 – Council 'ignored Iceland risks'
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See also
*Restormel Borough Council elections
References
External links
Official Twinning Website
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060214091224/http://www.restormel.gov.uk/
Restormel Election Results 2007
Restormel Arts
Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Restormel Borough/District Council
{{Former non-metropolitan districts of England
Restormel,
English districts abolished in 2009
Former non-metropolitan districts of Cornwall
Former boroughs in England
