Camelford

Camelford is a Town in the county of Cornwall.

Retail in Camelford

There are great places to visit near Camelford including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

Tehidy is a great place to visit close to Camelford if you like hiking areas.

Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park are some of Camelford best country parks to visit near Camelford.

Callington, Polperro, and St Ives are some of Camelford best towns to visit near Camelford.

Kit Hill Country Park is a great place to visit close to Camelford if you like hills.

The area around Camelford features a number of interesting villages including Cremyll, and Botallack.

The area around Camelford's best historic buildings can be found at Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Airports to visit near Camelford include Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Camelford History

There are some historic monuments around Camelford:

Places to see near Camelford

History of Camelford

Camelford has sometimes been linked to Gafulford the site of a battle against the West Saxons which is more likely to have been at Galford in Devon.) Nearby Slaughterbridge has been supposed to be the site of a battle; an error arising because the derivation of “slaughter” in this case from an Anglo-Saxon word for “marsh” was not understood.

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Lakes near Camelford

Rivers near Camelford