Municipal Borough of St Austell with Fowey explained

St Austell with Fowey (pronounced "foy") was a municipal borough in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It was created in 1968 by a merger of the historic borough of Fowey and the much more populous St Austell urban district.^[1] 50.338°N -4.794°W

In 1974 St Austell and Fowey was merged under the Local Government Act 1972 into the new Restormel district, becoming an unparished area until 1979, when Fowey then became a civil parish.

In April 2009 four new parishes were formed to create St Austell town council, St Austell Bay civil parish, Carlyon civil parish and Pentewan Valley civil parish.^[2]

Civil parishes

The civil parishes within the district were:

• Carlyon
• Fowey
• Mevagissey
• Pentewan Valley
• St Austell
• St Austell Bay
• St Blaise
• Treverbyn
• Tywardreath and Par

References

1. Web site: St Austell With Fowey MB. A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. 2008-12-19.
2. News: Town and parishes to get councils. BBC News website. BBC. 2008-12-19 . 2008-12-05.