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	Falmouth - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Falmouth (England), port, resort, and municipal borough in Cornwall, England, situated on a harbor on the English Channel, 435 km (270 mi) southwest...
		The community, known by a number of different names, was founded in 1632 and destroyed by Native Americans in 1676 and by the French and Native...
		Falmouth (Massachusetts), town, Barnstable County, southeastern Massachusetts, on Cape Cod; settled by Quakers in 1661, incorporated 1694.
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	What's In A Name?
		Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts and is the south-westernmost town on Cape Cod.
		It is to the east of Buzzards Bay and to the north of Nantucket Sound with the Elizabeth Islands extending from it to the southwest.
		Falmouth in England is named for being placed on the mouth of the River Fal.
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	Falmouth
		Falmouth was first home to the Wampanoag Indians, meaning “People of the East.” They called Falmouth “Suckanesset,” meaning “where the fl wampum is found.” Black wampum is the interior shell of the quahog and is actually shades of purple.
		Falmouth Heights was originally known as “Great Hill” and the area was first used as a summer camp in the early 1600’s by Queen Awashonks, ruler of the Narragansett Indians.
		Falmouth's golden age of whaling occurred between 1830 and 1870, when whaling masters took their families on four-year cruises in the Pacific in search of the sperm and bowhead whale.
	www.lifenet.com /falmouth.htm (726 words)

	Falmouth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Falmouth is the capital of the parish of Trelawny, which is on the north side of western Jamaica, and it is essential that we know the origin of Trelawny in order to understand the history of Falmouth.
		A major whaling town, the Falmouth in Barnstable County was settled by the Quakers in 1661 and was named for the Falmouth in England.
		Falmouth became one of the first areas in the island to enjoy piped water, which was pumped from the centre of the town up until 1950, at a place appropriately named Water Square.
	www.jnht.com /disndat/falmou1.html (3058 words)

	Falmouth Heritage Renewal / Falmouth, Jamaica
		Falmouth, capital of the Parish of Trelawny, is situated on Jamaica’s north coast near
		, Falmouth, Cornwall, England, and is noted for being one of the Caribbean’s best-preserved historic towns.
		During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Falmouth was one of the busiest ports in Jamaica. It was home to masons, carpenters, tavern-keepers, mariners, planters and others.
	www.falmouthjamaica.org /content.asp?catID=8545 (410 words)

	Falmouth, Cornwall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Falmouth (Cornish: Aberfal) is a seaport on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, UK.
		Falmouth Docks railway station is the original terminus and is close to Pendennis Castle and Gyllyngvase beach.
		Falmouth Town railway station was opened on 7 December 1970 and is convenient for the National Maritime Museum, the waterfront, and town centre.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falmouth,_Cornwall (1216 words)

	Falmouth Cape Cod Guide - A Guide to Falmouth, Massachusetts - Falmouth History
		The town takes its name from Falmouth, England, the home port of Bartholomew Gosnold, believed to be the first European to arrive in the area.
		There were wool-carding mills in East Falmouth and Waquoit by the early 1800s, and sheep grazed the land in Falmouth Heights and Maravista.
		There is a statue of her on the lawn of Falmouth Library, and the library has an extensive collection of her works and memorablia.
	www.falmouthcapecod.com /history.htm (483 words)

	Nobska Light History
		Falmouth on Cape Cod was named for Falmouth, England, home port of explorer Bartholomew Gosnold, who gave Cape Cod its name.
		Falmouth was long a fishing and farming community, and in the 19th century the town was home to a small whaling fleet and shipbuilding industry.
		Woods Hole, one of the villages of Falmouth, is famous as the home of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, one of the leading centers for oceanographic research in the country.
	www.lighthouse.cc /nobska/history.html (1065 words)

	Falmouth Cornwall England, travel information
		Falmouth is built on a superb natural harbour.
		As a base to explore this part of Cornwall, Falmouth has many advantages, the beaches are good all around this region, and the rugged cornish coast provides many surprises with magnificent sandy stretches as well as hidden coves.
		Falmouths town centre is busy with craft shops and fish merchants as well as some lovely restaurants and pubs to eat at.
	www.falmouthswebsite.co.uk (197 words)

	BBC - Cornwall - Photos
		Falmouth is a fabulous place full of little alleyways and pathways which take you on a 'secret' journey around the town.
		I first visited Falmouth in the late 60 s as a child with my parents, and now years later and at least 25 visits later i never tire of making the 400 mile journey to Falmouth.
		Falmouth is only 12 miles down the road from my hometown of Truro, and it's lovely to go and sit or walk on the beach in summer.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cornwall/photos/falmouth/34.shtml (1176 words)

	Falmouth, England; Carefree Travel & Cruises (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For a small island nation such as England, the economic and military importance of this are cannot be underestimated.
		Located near the very tip of England's South West peninsula, Falmouth has been of strategic importance to the United Kingdom for years, but recent changes have turned the city into a friendly destination for tourists, with many activities set to fill any length of stay.
		Falmouth is located along completely different geothermal currents than Dover, so you will notice that the land appears much grayer and more windswept.
	www.carefreetravel.com.cob-web.org:8888 /falmouth-england.htm (555 words)

	University College Falmouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		University College Falmouth is a university college in Falmouth, Cornwall in England.
		University College Falmouth is the first institution of higher education in Cornwall to be able to award degrees in its own name.
		Woodlane within Falmouth, and the Tremough campus of the Combined Universities in Cornwall, near Penryn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_College_Falmouth (169 words)

	Hotels in Falmouth England - Hotels Falmouth England UK
		The hotel has a 200-seat restaurant which offers carvery as well as a table d' hote menu, a bar area where lunches and evening bar snacks are available and a stunning guests lounge that overlooks the sea, perfect for witnessing those winter storms or summer sunsets.
		Falmouth's pretty town centre and cobbled streets, famous Harbour and the National Maritime Museum are a short walk from the hotel and there are beautiful coastal walks nearby.
		Meudon nestles in the garden centre of Cornwall between the famous 'Packet' harbour of Falmouth and the romantic Helford Estuary.
	www.falmouthukhotels.co.uk (1010 words)

	Falmouth Lodge Backpackers - Falmouth, England
		Falmouth Lodge Backpackers is at number 9, Gyllyngvase Terrace.
		Once you are in Falmouth; follow the A39 to Gyllyngvase Road, on the right, and then left on to Gyllyngvase Terrace.
		Falmouth’s beautiful, natural harbour provides a picturesque background to the main street of charming shops, restaurants, café and pubs.
	www.hostelz.com /hostel/10495-Falmouth-Lodge-Backpackers (524 words)

	Falmouth History
		In about 1690 the name of the town was changed to Falmouth, the name of the anchorage at the mouth of the River Fal in Cornwall, England, from which Bartholomew Gosnold had sailed in 1602.
		In the early days Falmouth was a fishing and farming community, and in the 1800's was the home port for a small but significant fleet of whalers.
		During this period, the population of the town declined because land on the Cape was not very fertile and farming was more profitable elsewhere; also textile and other factories began to attract the younger people to the new industrial towns near Boston.
	members.aol.com /rfitzpa24/FHS/history.htm (456 words)

	Falmouth Business Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Falmouth Surf School offers safe, fun and unforgettable surf lessons in some of the best surfing beaches in Cornwall.
		Falmouth Oil Services in association with Fuel and Marine Marketing Limited (FAMM) is the UK's number one offshore bunker supplier.
		WELCOME TO FALMOUTH, Cornwall, England In part, this private site was to draw public attention to 6 December 2000 when the town [and Carrick] should have commemorated the 150th anniversary of the last scheduled Postal Packet sailing from the port - by HMPB Seagull, with mails for the Brazils.
	www.falmouthtown.co.uk /db/Port (385 words)

	1757 - Franklin takes the packet to Falmouth (England) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		March 1775 - Franklin Leaves England for PA
		About nine o'clock the fog began to rise, and seem'd to be lifted up from the water like the curtain at a play-house, discovering underneath, the town of Falmouth, the vessels in its harbor, and the fields that surrounded it.
		This was a most pleasing spectacle to those who had been so long without any other prospects than the uniform view of a vacant ocean, and it gave us the more pleasure as we were now free from the anxieties which the state of war occasion'd.
	www.falmouth.packet.archives.dial.pipex.com /id168.htm (1913 words)

	Falmouth Hotels, Accommodation in England
		Falmouth is a seaport on the south coast of Cornwall.
		The hotel is beautifully situated with views across Falmouth bay and the surrounding countryside.
		The hotel is family run and situated in a quiet residential area, near beach, town, docks, stations and all amenities The Lerryn hotel was a purpose built hotel in 1907 as a birthday gift...
	www.magicaljourneys.com /England/england-hotels-west-falmouth.html (580 words)

	Holiday/Vacation Property for Rent in England, Cornwall Falmouth, great rental House/Cottage/Apartment United Kingdom
		Port Navas is situated at the head of one of the most delightful tidal creeks on the Helford River and is approximately 7 miles from Falmouth, 6 miles from Helston and 16 miles from Truro.
		Passenger ferries are available from Helford Passage to Helford and from Falmouth Prince of Wales Pier to the upper River Fal, St. Mawes, Truro and Helford River.
		England is also known as United Kingdom,UK, great for Rental Cottage/Apartment/House.
	www.homeisaway.com /rent-or-rental-holiday-vacation/england-united-kingdom-uk-house-cottage-apartment/in-falmouth-cornwall-1.html (529 words)

	Hotels, Inns, Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Falmouth, Cornwall, UK.
		Set in its own gardens overlooking Falmouth Bay and less than 400 yards from sandy Gyllyngvase Beach, the four star Royal Duchy is also just a short walk from the town centre.
		Dating from the mid-seventeenth century The Greenbank Hotel is a former coaching inn and both Falmouth's oldest and only hotel on the edge of one of the world's largest and deepest natural harbours.
		The Falmouth Hotel is set in five acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and enjoys a prime location on the seafront, opposite a sandy beach.
	www.databrowse.co.uk /hotels/Cornwall/Falmouth.html (1012 words)

	Falmouth Hotels: Cheap Late Deals at Hotels in Falmouth at Room4U.
		Find Falmouth hotels & guest houses convenient for the West Country, Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth Bay, Flying Fish Bar and Grill, Helford River, Falmouth harbour - the world's largest natural harbour, Pendennis Castle, Maenporth beach, The National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth College of Arts and the Eden Project.
		Call Falmouth Visitor Centre on 01326 312300 for more sightseeing ideas or a list of visitor attractions and last minute tourist offers at leisure centres and restaurants in the town or city area.
		The Falmouth Hotel is the most enduring hotel in the popular maritime resort of Falmouth known as one of the world's great natural harbours.
	www.room4u.org.uk /hotels/falmouth/index.asp (831 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Cornwall \| Falmouth Tories fight suspension
		Suspended members of Falmouth Conservative Association are to urge party chiefs to readmit them at a meeting on Tuesday.
		One of the eight suspended, Falmouth town and district councillor Mike Varney, said he and his colleagues felt "a little bit like lambs to the slaughter".
		The Falmouth and Camborne seat, currently held by Labour with a 4,500 majority, is regarded by the Conservatives as winnable.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/england/cornwall/3654244.stm (305 words)

	University College Falmouth, UK - home
		University College Falmouth’s BA(Hons) Broadcasting course has stolen the show at this year’s Royal Television Society Student Awards 2006.
		Students from University College Falmouth’s BA(Hons) Graphic Design course have won six of the available nine FutureTalent awards at a ceremony held in London last night.
		University College Falmouth is launching some exciting art, media and design courses in 2007.
	www.falmouth.ac.uk (186 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Cornwall \| Falmouth lines up cruiser revamp
		Staff at Falmouth docks are about to start work on a multi-million pound contract to refit a cruise ship.
		The Noordam, currently anchored in Falmouth Bay, will be refitted over the next four months before being renamed Thomson Celebration.
		Yard work will include painting, dry docking and general refit tasks, but the start of any repairs is being delayed by a shortage of a deep water berths.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/cornwall/4030723.stm (142 words)

	P&O Cruises Australia - Falmouth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		According to tradition, King Arthur was born at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, and the Southwestern region of England is steeped in legend.
		It has the third largest natural harbour in the world and Sir Walter Raleigh was amongst the first to explore the potential for a port.
		The port was developed and in 1689, it became the base for the Falmouth Packets, which carried the mail to America.
	www.pocruises.com.au /html/falmouth.cfm (188 words)

	Accommodation in Falmouth - hotels guest houses bed and breakfast self catering cottage accommodation in Falmouth ...
		Falmouth has a bustling town centre with craft shops, fresh seafood sellers, harbourside pubs and restaurants.
		On the nearby headland of Pendennis Point stands the imposing Pendennis Castle, built between 1539-64 by King Henry VIII as a defence against the French, with incredible views across the ocean to the headlands of St Mawes and the Lizard Peninsula.
		For bed and breakfast accommodation in other areas near to Falmouth Cornwall see bed and breakfast in Newquay and bed and breakfast in Helston.
	www.kayukay.co.uk /falmouth.html (182 words)

	123VOYAGE South West England: Falmouth
		A lovely Tudor castle overlooking Falmouth where you can see its role in the more modern warfare of the last century, with its secret underground wartime defences.
		The Falmouth Beach Hotel is a 123 bedroom hotel situated on the beautiful Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall The Falmouth Beach Hotel has a 200 seater restaurant, bar, guests lounge as well as conference and wedding facilities
		The Lerryn Hotel is located in the town of Falmouth and is an ideal location for discovering this part of Cornwall.
	www.123voyage.com /swengland/towns/falmouth.htm (291 words)

	Falmouth Arts - Home
		Falmouth Arts Centre is striving to ensure that all events are accessible to everyone. Given the difficulties involved in altering our
		Note: Many visitors are surprised to learn that Falmouth Arts Centre receives NO funding from the Arts Council, and less than 5% of its annual turnover from the following sources of public funds: Falmouth Town Council, Carrick District Council, and Cornwall County Council.
		In the past Falmouth Arts Centre has benefited from temporary projects part-financed by the EU, Objective One, but no such funding is currently being received.
	www.falmoutharts.org (281 words)

	Falmouth Hotels, Assorted Falmouth Luxury Accommodations, Bed and Breakfast in Falmouth England at assortedhotels.com ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Besides 4 Hotels in Falmouth there are other related pages in assortedhotels.com for hotels of Falmouth England.
		Try the Falmouth Hotel Advanced search Form for more hotels in Falmouth or hotels near Falmouth attractions, ordered by star rating or property name.
		Although we always try our best to ensure that all the Falmouth hotel information is accurate, we just show the Falmouth hotel information from the GDS Database system.
	www.assortedhotels.com.cob-web.org:8888 /hlist/gb/falmouth (425 words)

	Help reserving Falmouth Hotels. Falmouth Hotel reservation guidelines. England
		Room availability for hotels in Falmouth is up to the minute so you can book your hotel in Falmouth with complete confidence.
		You can select the Falmouth hotel you are interested in by searching from the home page.
		To cancel a reservation in Falmouth you must return to the hotel booking page (Try a search from the home page).
	www.falmouthukhotels.co.uk /help.htm (537 words)

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