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Restormel

Coordinates: 50°20′17″N 4°47′31″W / 50.338°N 4.792°W / 50.338; -4.792
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Borough of Restormel

Population
 • 197373,080[1]
 • 200195,547[2]
History
 • Origin
 • Created1 April 1974
 • Abolished1 April 2009
 • Succeeded byCornwall Council unitary authority
StatusBorough
ONS code15UA
GovernmentBorough council
 • HQSt Austell
 • MottoRo an mor hag an tyr

Subdivisions
 • TypeCivil parishes

Restormel was a borough of Cornwall, United Kingdom, one of the six administrative divisions that made up the county. Its council was based in St Austell 50°20′17″N 4°47′31″W / 50.338°N 4.792°W / 50.338; -4.792. Other towns included Newquay.

The borough was named after Restormel Castle. It was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the borough of St. Austell with Fowey, Newquay urban district and St Austell Rural District.

The motto of the borough, in 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, 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 the spending watchdog The Audit Commission of "negligence" for putting money into Icelandic banks days before they went bust in October 2008.[3]

References

  1. ^ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 38. ISBN 0117508470.
  2. ^ "Census 2001: Restormel". Census 2001. Office for National Statistics. 2001-04-01. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  3. ^ BBC News - March 2009 - Council 'ignored Iceland risks'
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