Truro

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Truro ( ; Cornish: Truru [ˈtrʏryː] ) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom and lies 232 miles (373 km) west-south-west of London. It is Cornwall's county town, only city and a centre for administration, leisure and shopping. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 21,046 and that of the built-up area was 23,060, as defined by the Office for National Statistics, which included the Gloweth and Treliske areas in the neighbouring parish of Kenwyn. Truro grew as a trade centre through its port and as a stannary town for tin mining. It was awarded city status in 1877, following the creation of the Diocese of Truro in the previous year. Truro Cathedral was built between 1880 and 1910. The city is home to Cornwall Council, the Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, the Hall for Cornwall and the county's Courts of Justice.

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