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	The Bodmin Moor Pages - The Moors
		The grain of the Bodmin Moor landscape reflects the granite dominance.
		Though Bodmin Moor covers a comparatively small area, the open, gently curving nature of the plateau landform, punctuated by rocky tors, creates a surprising sense of scale, remoteness and even desolation.
		All of Bodmin Moor is privately owned and the landowners are known as the 'Lords of the Manor'.
	www.bodminmoor.co.uk /moors.html (0 words)

	Bodmin
		Bodmin, formerly the capital of the county, is a centrally located town, that is in easy reach of either coast.
		On the outskirts of Bodmin are the woods of Dunmere which are well worth exploring has are the grounds and house at Lanhydrock, Castle Kynoc is also close by and if you like to be spooked then Bodmin Jail, in the heart of the town, is a must see.
		Bodmin is a vibrant town that has undergone some startling transformations in the past few years, with major rebuilding in certain areas of the town, and some fantastic new facilities for locals and tourists alike.
	www.thisisnorthcornwall.com /bodmin.html (338 words)

	A short History of Bodmin
		In c975 and 1086 it was spelt Bodmine; in 1100 Botmenei; in 1253 Bodmen; in 1337 Bodman; and in 1522 Bodmyn.
		The wealth of the town in the late medieval period is demonstrated by the rebuilding of the parish church from 1469-72; it is the largest parish church in Cornwall.
		Although Bodmin experienced no fighting during the Civil War, the expenses incurred by supporting the Royalist cause (the town was the headquarters of the royalist army) meant that the town was impoverished by the late 17th century, with many buildings in a state of disrepair.
	www.bodmin.gov.uk /History.html (628 words)

	A Brief History of Bodmin
		Bodmin was at the centre of 3 Cornish rebellions.
		Bodmin was a key town in the run-up to the D-Day landings in June 1944.
		By 1951 the population of Bodmin was 6,000.
	www.localhistories.org /bodmin.html (723 words)

	Cornish (and Other) Personal Names from the 10th Century Bodmin Manumissions: Cornish and Other Celtic Given Names (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Bodmin entry is identified as a priest, confirming the gender as masculine.
		In the majority of names in Bodmin where the deuterotheme begins with "b" or "m" in the radical, it retains this spelling in the form that appears in the document.
		The Bodmin entry is identified as one of agroup of filiorum, i.e., masculine.
	www.s-gabriel.org /names/tangwystyl/bodmin/celtic.htm (4908 words)

	St Petroc and Bodmin
		Bodmin seems to have flourished during the Anglo-Saxon period, and in the year 938 A.D., King Athelstan is recorded as having granted the lands of "Nywanton" to St. Petroc's monastery.
		The relics of St. Petroc were brought to Bodmin Priory by the monks who, it is thought, chose to move to Bodmin to be free from the perils of the Danes.
		Bodmin Town Council, the rightful owners of the reliquary, received it back into the Church of St. Petroc and agreed to have it reinstated in the Church, subject to adequate security arrangements being made by the Church authorities.
	www.st-petroc-bodmin.co.uk /html/cross.htm (2056 words)

	North Cornwall Directory Towns - Bodmin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Mayor of Bodmin gave a luncheon for the Provost Marshall during which he was asked to arrange the erection of a gallows outside the house.
		Bodmin Moor is rich in prehistoric remains, stone circles, magalithic chambers and standing stones, dotted with relicts of the past.
		In the heart of the former 18th century tin and copper mining belt of Bodmin Moor is the village of Minions, here you can walk along the disused mineral railway and climb up to the famous Cheesewring which is built up from layered slabs of granite perched precariously on top of one another.
	www.north-cornwall.co.uk /towns/bodmin/bodmin.htm (329 words)

	Bodmin Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
		Bodmin is situated on the western edge of Bodmin Moor, the county town of Cornwall for a century and a half, and mentioned in the Domesday Book.
		Bodmin is a busy market town, whose history goes back as far as the sixth century, when St. Petroc came here from Padstow in the 6th century to established a priory.
		Bodmin Gaol was once the scene of many public executions, but is now open to the public you can visit the condemned cell and see exhibits telling of the lives of the inmates.
	www.aboutbritain.com /towns/bodmin.asp (728 words)

	Bodmin - Cornwall
		Bodmin is the former county town of Cornwall.
		The oldest part of the town is composed of mainly granite buildings clustered around the towering Bodmin Beacon atop a windswept hill to the south of the town.
		Bodmin Moor has been made famous by Daphne du Maurier and, at Jamaica Inn, there is a small museum commemorating the author.
	www.cornwalls.co.uk /Bodmin (874 words)

	BBC - Cornwall - About Cornwall - Spooky times at Bodmin's old jail
		Bodmin Gaol is also famed for its alleged hauntings, attracting the attention of visitors, TV cameras and paranormal investigation organisations.
		I have visited bodmin gaol and it did not feel spooky although on on of my photos in the outside part of the gaol i have these amazing bright white dots which are not dust.
		I have visited Bodmin Jail and it is indeed spooky - the inside didn't give me anything, but my first view of the building at dusk one night, with a mist - gave me a phenomal feeling that there were a great many spirits around.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cornwall/content/articles/2005/06/29/bodmin_jail_feature.shtml (1198 words)

	Bodmin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bodmin lies at the centre of Cornwall, both geographically (the precise centre being just two miles to the west at Lanivet) and in terms of the communications network.
		Bodmin’s commercial, retail and civic centre, with high-quality historic buildings set along a busy, narrow and strongly enclosed principal street and around the town’s focal public space.
		Three discrete areas on the outer edge of Bodmin’s historic extent are characterised by the presence of large complexes of well-designed nineteenth-century institutional buildings set within strongly bounded grounds.
	www.historic-cornwall.org.uk /towns/bodmin/bodmin.htm (904 words)

	Welcome to the BODMIN & WENFORD RAILWAY
		The Bodmin and Wenford Railway is a Standard Gauge Railway that operates mainly steam locomotives in the County of Cornwall.
		The main station on the line is at Bodmin General.
		Bodmin Parkway station is on the main rail line from London to Penzance and has a beautiful walk along the old carriage drive to the Lanhydrock House.
	www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk (0 words)

	The Beast of Bodmin Moor - The Natural History Museum, London
		The Beast of Bodmin Moor - The Natural History Museum, London
		Tales of mysterious large animals abound in Britain, with sightings as far apart as Kent and Scotland.
		That was until recently when a 14-year-old boy discovered a skull with large fangs, in the River Fowey on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall.
	www.nhm.ac.uk /sc/bm/bm_01.htm (86 words)

	Bodmin Cornwall
		The mid-Victorian prison - Bodmin Jail - is a dramatic semi - ruin today but during the First World War was the depository for the Doomsday Book, Crown Jewels and other National Treasures.
		To the east is Bodmin Moor, 100 square miles of rolling landscape scattered with granite outcrops, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty this is a haven for walkers and nature lovers.
		Bodmin Moor is the source of the river Fowey which rises near Brown Willy which at 1377 ft. is Cornwall's highest point.
	www.cornwall-info.co.uk /towns.asp?Town=Bodmin (654 words)

	Bodmin, England. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		BODMIN's position on the western edge of Bodmin Moor, equidistant from the north and south Cornish coasts and the Fowey and Camel rivers, encouraged its growth as a trading town.
		Bodmin Parkway station lies three miles outside town, with a regular bus connection to the centre.
		Bodmin's most prominent landmark is the Gilbert Memorial, a 144-foot obelisk honouring a descendant of Walter Raleigh and occupying a commanding location on Bodmin Beacon, a high area of moorland near the centre of town.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/england/bodmin/home (372 words)

	Bodmin - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Located on the western edge of Bodmin Moor on the route to Land's End.
		Bodmin Moor, a wild area in the county of Cornwall, south-western England, noted for its ancient monuments and scenic beauty.
		Although Bodmin is still officially the county town, the city of Truro is the administrative capital of Cornwall; the seat of local government is at...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Bodmin.html (75 words)

	Padstow Bodmin - Canoeing, Cycling, Walking Holidays in Cornwall, The Saints Way and the South West Coast Path
		Bodmin, meaning "Abode of the Monks", is actually rather more steeped in the darker side of Cornish history and is the territory of the infamous Beast of Bodmin.
		Other Bodmin highlights include the chance to take a ride through the scenery on the fully restored steam locomotives at the Bodmin and Wenford Railway.
		Bikes are welcome and you can actually use the railway to bypass Bodmin Centre and link the Camel Trail with the cycle trails south of the town towards Lostwithiel.
	encountercornwall.com /places_padstow_bodmin (652 words)

	GENUKI: Bodmin
		The parish of Bodmin (Cornish: Bosvenegh), including the municipal borough, is situated in the deanery of Trigg Minor and the Hundred of Trigg, in the centre of the county.
		Bodmin is said to have been one of the old coinage towns which had the priviledge of stamping tin, but this appears to have been lost before 1347.
		Saint Leonard, Bodmin (formally the Chapel of St. Lawrence's Hospital), together with the Parish Church of Saint Hydrock, (Lanhydrock), the Parish Church of Lanivet, and the Church of Saint Stephen, and Nanstallon (Mission Church within the parish of Lanivet).
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/Cornwall/Bodmin (2459 words)

	BODMIN, Bodmin Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		BODMIN 's position on the western edge of Bodmin Moor, equidistant from the north and south Cornish coasts and the Fowey and Camel rivers, encouraged its growth as a trading town.
		Bodmin Parkway station lies three miles outside town, with a regular bus connection to the centre.
		Bodmin's most prominent landmark is the Gilbert Memorial, a 144-foot obelisk honouring a descendant of Walter Raleigh and occupying a commanding location on Bodmin Beacon, a high area of moorland near the centre of town.
	www.infohub.com /destinations/Europe-&-Russia/England/Bodmin/99916.htm (387 words)

	Bodmin Builders. Find Builders in Bodmin with the Builder Register.
		Bodmin is a town at the centre of Cornwall, and a former county for the area.
		To the Western edge of the infamous Bodmin Moor, a 6th century priory was founded by St Petroc, giving Bodmin the alternative name of Petrockstow.
		Bodmin's other notable buildings include the Turret Clock which oversees the ancient Butter Market, as well as the Assize Hall, Shire House, and Bodmin Gaol.
	www.builderregister.com /Bodmin (1443 words)

	BBC - Cornwall - Connected - Bodmin Pride and Place
		Whilst the modern Bodmin is very much of 'this world' its character and distinctiveness as a settlement reflects its former role as County Town.
		If you were to ask a Bodmin resident to say something about the town then the chances are that 'the Beacon' would feature in their reply.
		This reference is to a high windswept hill at the centre of the town which occupies the daily landscape and dominates the skyline.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cornwall/connected/stories/bodminprideandplace.shtml (549 words)

	Bodmin Moor Cornwall some nice photographs by Cornish Light
		Bodmin The eastern end of the Moor is scattered with
		Stretching for 30 miles through the heart of the County of Cornwall is Bodmin Moor, an area of bleak desolate, but beautiful high moorland.
		Bodmin Moor is an area rich in prehistoric remains, stone circles, megalithic chambers and standing stones, dotted with the relicts of an industrial past.
	www.cornishlight.co.uk /bodmin-moor.htm (551 words)

	Welcome to Bodmin
		Bodmin provides the perfect central location from which to explore the whole of Cornwall
		Bodmin provides the perfect base whether visiting for business or pleasure.
		Bodmin is equidistant between north and south coasts - 12 miles to each, approximately 25 minutes by car as is the inspirational Eden Project.
	www.bedknobs.co.uk /bedknobs-bodmin-welcome.htm (162 words)

	Bodmin - VisitBritain
		Bodmin, on the western edge of Bodmin Moor, is the largest town in North Cornwall and lies equidistant between the south coast and the dramatic north coast bordering the Atlantic.
		Bodmin has the best of all worlds, suiting those who love the countryside and also offering a thriving town centre dominated by the newly refurbished Shire Hall, sitting proudly on Mount Folly Square.
		Bodmin is on the Camel Trail, 12 miles of traffic-free walking and cycling along the River Camel from Bodmin through Wadebridge to Padstow or to Poleys Bridge.
	www.visitbritain.com /VB3-en-GB/destinationguides/england/South_West/Destinations/bodmin.aspx (300 words)

	bodmin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I half expected to hear blood curling howls of the legendary "Beast of Bodmin", believed to be a large fl puma-like cat which was sighted in the 1980s, but my introduction to Bodmin Moor revealed something of a mystical nature.
		Bodmin Moor is smaller and not as well known as its larger counterpart, Dartmoor, and with there being few roads into the moorland, it retains its solitude and beauty.
		The desolation of Bodmin Moor reaffirmed to me that some places still retain a haunting beauty even in today's modern technological age.
	www.ace.net.au /darkmoon/bodmin.htm (943 words)

	Bodmin Moor, Cornwall - The Bodmin Moor Pages
		First farmed over 4000 years ago by bronze age settlers Bodmin Moor is of one the last great unspoilt areas in the South West and much of its prehistoric and medieval past remains untouched by the passing of the centuries.
		Historically, Bodmin Moor was a landscape which engendered fear and awe, but which has also provided inspiration for writers, poets and sculptors.
		This site intends to provide Bodmin Moor and the people who live and work here with a home on the internet and will provide anyone with an interest in the area or who intends to visit with all the information they need.
	www.bodminmoor.co.uk (0 words)

	Bodmin Moor \| New photos of Cornwall 365 days a year.
		Bodmin Moor is a relativley small granite moorland in northeastern Cornwall measuring about 10 miles by 10 miles.
		Rolling moorland is puncuated with dramatic granite tors, the highest point on the moor is Brown Willy at 1378 ft it is also the highest point in Cornwall.
		Estovers which is the right to take underwood or branches and sand, gravel or stone for use in the commoners buildings and another common right was called Pannage which is the right to allow pigs to eat acorns and beech mast.
	www.cornwall365.co.uk /cornwall/places,12,Bodmin-Moor.html (0 words)

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