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Tourist Information available from Padstow TIC
367:"Rock, UK" redirects here. Not to be confused with
495:. To the south is the small coastal settlement of
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1297:List of civil parishes in Cornwall
874:"'Sharp' Practice by Molson Coors"
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1570:Outline of Cornwall
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1593:Categories
1529:Demography
1424:St Austell
1414:Port Navas
1289:Wadebridge
1242:St Austell
1232:Porthleven
1182:Launceston
1142:Callington
958:5 December
816:25 October
779:Launceston
628:References
622:Jamiroquai
607:Kensington
515:for their
503:Rock Dunes
493:Daymer Bay
481:sand dunes
477:intertidal
473:cul de sac
449:Black Rock
445:Blaketorre
423:Wadebridge
338:50°32′37″N
219:WADEBRIDGE
181:South West
91:Population
1539:The Duchy
1476:Civil War
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1293:See also:
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1177:Hugh Town
1152:Camelford
975:"Rock on"
497:Porthilly
489:Brea Hill
485:low water
483:which at
455:Geography
341:4°55′06″W
275:Ambulance
215:Post town
1549:Politics
1394:Menalhyl
1277:Torpoint
1272:Stratton
1227:Penzance
1202:Marazion
1187:Liskeard
1157:Falmouth
1147:Camborne
1083:Cornwall
888:29 April
851:BBC News
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110:SW933757
81:Cornwall
33:Pennmeyn
1554:Schools
1544:Diocese
1502:Fishing
1497:Economy
1492:Culture
1472:History
1449:Valency
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1334:De Lank
1267:Saltash
1257:St Ives
1237:Redruth
1217:Padstow
1212:Newquay
1172:Helston
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