Place details
Place nameFalmouth
Other namesFalemuth, Pennycomequick, Smithwick
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude50.133
Longitude-5.067
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on peninsular site, between Falmouth Bay and Carrick Roads estuary; during English Civil War it fell to Parliamentarians in 1646; site of a naval base during World War I.