Liskeard

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Liskeard Lys Kerwyd
Coordinates: 50.45° N 4.4666° W
Population	8,478 (Civil Parish, 2001)
OS grid reference	SX249641
Parish	Liskeard
District	Caradon
Shire county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LISKEARD
Postcode district	PL14
Dial code	01579
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South East Cornwall
European Parliament	South West England
List of places: UK • England • Cornwall

Liskeard (generally pronounced Lis-KARD, with stress on the second syllable) (Cornish: Lys Kerwyd/Lyskerrys), is an ancient stannary and market town at the head of the River Looe valley in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is the administrative centre of the Caradon District.

The town is about 14 miles west of the Tamar river. Liskeard railway station, on the London to Penzance Great Western Main Line, and the A38 trunk road provide the town with rapid access to Plymouth, the rest of Cornwall and the motorway network. The town is also served by the Looe Valley branch line to Looe.

The town has a King George V Playing Field.

Within easy reach to the south of Liskeard are the coves and resorts of the south Cornish coast, whilst the vast rugged expanse of Bodmin Moor lies to the north.

The town went through a period of economic prosperity during the pre-20th century boom in tin mining. The town boasts the second largest church in Cornwall, the oldest part of which dates back to the 15th century.

[edit] External links

• Liskeard Town Council
• Liskeard at the Open Directory Project (suggest site)

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