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Truro is the only city within the county of Cornwall; it is also Cornwall administrative centre. It is the most southerly city in the United Kingdom, situated just under 232 miles west south-west of Charing Cross, London.Today; it has a population of 20,920.
Truro is located in the centre of Cornwall on the confluence of the rivers Kenwyn and Allen. The name Truro is thought to mean three rivers in reference to the Kenwyn, the Allen and the now tiny Glasteinan.
Truro has experienced problems with flooding in the past, in particular 1988 saw two 100-year floods.
The city is well-known for its cathedral, begun in 1879 and finished in 1910. It is also the location of the Royal Cornwall Museum.
Truro rose to prominence as a market town and port during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. However with the decline of the fishing and tin mining industries, Truro role has shifted to being the cultural and commercial capital of Cornwall.
Truro has many educational institutions, Truro School which founded in 1880, Truro High School, Penair School, Richard Lander School and Truro College.
There are many historic buildings Old Assembly Rooms, County Library, Royal Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, Victorian building, County Court building.
There are many people that have been important in the history of Truro. Sir William Lemon, mining magnate and MP for the county who gave land for the building of Lemon Street, the finest example of Georgian architecture west of the city of Bath
However, it was in the 18th and 19th centuries that Truro flourished. Tin prices increased and wealthy mine owners built elegant town houses. Truro was called the London of Cornwall and the Assembly Rooms on High Cross, with a theatre as well, were the centre of this high society.
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