Addington is a residential area of northeast
Liskeard
Liskeard ( ; ) is an ancient stannary and market town in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth, west of the Devon border, and 12 miles (20 km) east of Bodmin. Th ...
, in
Cornwall
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,
England
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,
United Kingdom
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.
[Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 ''Plymouth & Launceston'' ] It is located at . According to the Post Office the population of the area at the 2011 census was included in the
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
North Hill.
Addington is on the
A390 road
The A390 is a road in Cornwall and Devon, England. It runs from Tavistock, Devon, Tavistock to north west of the city of Truro. Starting in Tavistock, it heads south-westwards towards Liskeard, crossing over the River Tamar and into Cornwall, ...
from Liskeard to
Callington
Callington () is a civil parish and town in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom about north of Saltash and south of Launceston.
Callington parish had a population of 4,783 in 2001, according to the 2001 census. This had increased to 5,78 ...
and has its own post office and a fish and chip shop, separate from the main town. Addington was originally a separate settlement but has merged into Liskeard as it grew in population.
References
Villages in Cornwall
Liskeard
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