Liskeard
Liskeard is small town in south-east Cornwall, South West England. It is an ancient stannary and market town, situated approximately 20 miles west of Plymouth, 14 miles west of the River Tamar and the border with Devon, and 12 miles east of Bodmin. Bodmin Moor lies to the north-west of the town. It is a civil parish with some services provided by the unitary authority of Cornwall Council. The town is at the head of the Looe valley in the ancient hundred... Show more of West Wivelshire and has a population of 9,417. Liskeard was the base of the former Caradon District Council and it still has a town council. There are 3 wards in Liskeard. The total population at the 2011 census was 11,366The A38 trunk road used to pass through the town centre but a dual carriageway bypass now carries traffic south of the town leaving the town centre accessible but with low traffic levels. Liskeard is one of the gateway...