Camelford received its borough charter, markets and fair in the 1200s but remained a small market town. By the 1700s it was a stopping point for coaches on the Launceston-Bodmin road, as several buildings – former hostelries – attest.
Population 1861: 1,500
Population 2011: 2,900
Planned population 2031: 5,400
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